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  • The Politics of Aid in a War Zone

    The Politics of Aid in a War Zone
    Aleppo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Every day at 2 p.m., Raja joins the queue that snakes around the half-finished apartment blocks. Like all the others, she is clutching a small metal bowl that she will ...

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  • Sibling Rivalry

    Sibling Rivalry
    In an interview last month, Egyptian politician Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh displayed the poise and good humor of a man who had the foresight to step off a bus before it rolled into a ditch. The f...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Sunday, 19 May, 2013

Syria readies missiles to strike Israel

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The UK’s Sunday Times learned this week that the Syrian military has prepared batteries of its most advanced missiles to retaliate against Israel in the event of another air strike. This incident has increased fears that the Syrian conflict could spread beyond the borders of the war-torn country. Israeli officials have suggested that additional raids could take place in the future, and warned of “crippling consequences” if the Syrian government reacted. ...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Sunday, 19 May, 2013

Arms and the Woman

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—In September 2004, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula launched Al-Khansaa magazine, a publication aimed exclusively at women who are either supporters of, or involved in, Al-Qaeda activity. Since then, women have had a great impact on all aspects of Al-Qaeda's activity—in logistics, disseminating propaganda, and instigating terrorist acts as well as carrying them out themselves. Women have been recruited by Al-Qaeda, but in a way that reflects their sensitive posi...

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Nadia Al-Turki
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on : Sunday, 19 May, 2013

Hamadi Jebali: A View from Tunis

Oxford, Asharq Al-Awsat—With Tunisian elections nominally scheduled to take place before the end of this year, there has been much focus on political divides and infighting in th...

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Ghassan Al Imam
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on : Sunday, 19 May, 2013

Opinion: Sectarianism and Syria

What does the political situation in Syria look like on the ground after the recent Israeli airstrikes and the bomb attacks on the Turkish–Syrian border? Moscow’s peace ef...

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Juliet Highet
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on : Sunday, 19 May, 2013

Fusing Contemporary Art and Traditional Culture

Rachid Koraïchi is one of the most prominent contemporary Arab visual artists, and has achieved international recognition for his use of Arabic calligraphy. He offers a modern sla...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Sunday, 19 May, 2013

Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested

Lagos, Reuters—Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote nor...

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Mohamed Al-Daameh
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on : Sunday, 19 May, 2013

Contagious diseases spreading in Al-Zaatari Camp: Jordanian health official

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—A number of highly contagious and fatal diseases are spreading among refugees in the Al-Zaatari Syrian refugee camp, according to a Jordanian Health offici...

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Abdul Sattar Hatita
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on : Sunday, 19 May, 2013

Egyptian official: All options open in dealing with Sinai soldiers’ kidnappers

Cairo/Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—North Sinai security chief Gen. Samih Beshadi said yesterday that all options are now open in dealing with the kidnappers of the seven Egyptian sold...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Gunmen kill senior woman member of Pakistani party led by Imran Khan

Islamabad, Reuters—Gunmen killed a senior female politician from a reformist party in Pakistan on Saturday night, the latest violent incident in a bloody election campaign an...

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Seyed Hossein Mousavian
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on : Sunday, 19 May, 2013

Opinion: 3 factors set to rescue Iran nuclear talks

The west is eagerly awaiting the results of the upcoming June presidential elections in Iran to determine whom they will be working with in Tehran for the foreseeable future. Certa...

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