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General David M Rodriguez. (Courtesy of the United States Africa Command)

US military Africa chief: Chaos in Libya is destabilizing the region

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Jul 6, 2014 | Interviews

Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—The name ‘Central Command,’ or CENTCOM for short, has become familiar to anyone who follows developments in the Middle East. One of the US military’s nine ‘combatant commands,’ it is responsible for American forces in a slice of the globe...

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Ukrainian soldiers drive a military vehicle with a Ukrainian flag at a checkpoint near Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine July 3, 2014. (Reuters/Andrew Kravchenko/Pool)

Ukraine hails capture of rebel stronghold as turning point in conflict

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 6, 2014 | World

Kiev, Reuters—Ukrainian security officials said on Sunday they were in full control of the former rebel stronghold of Slaviansk after retaking it in a victory which President Petro Poroshenko said could mark a turning point in the fight against the separatists....

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Goalkeeper Tim Krul, center, of the Netherlands celebrates with teammates after winning their penalty shootout in their 2014 World Cup quarter-final match at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil on July 5, 2014. (Reuters/Marcos Brindicci)

Substitute Krul the savior for Dutch, Higuaín strike sends Argentina through

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 6, 2014 | Sports

Salvador, Reuters—Netherlands goalkeeper Tim Krul made a dramatic entrance off the bench to save two penalties in a shootout win over Costa Rica on Saturday following a 0–0 draw after extra time, sending the Dutch into a World Cup semi-final with Argentina. Heavy...

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The president of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, arrives for a session of the Kurdistan parliament on July 3, 2014 in Erbil, the Kurdish region’s capital in northern Iraq. (AFP Photo/Safin Hamed)

Iraqi Kurdistan will press ahead with independence referendum, says official

by Ma'ad Fayad | Jul 6, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will press ahead with a referendum on declaring independence from Iraq, the autonomous region’s top diplomat said on Saturday, as fears continue to grow of the break-up of the country. Speaking...

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A home that was burnt to ashes stands at a village that suffered a new attack along the Kenyan coast overnight Saturday at Lamu county, Kenya, on July 6, 2014. (AFP Photo/Stringer)

Gunmen kill at least 29 in two attacks on Kenyan coast

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 6, 2014 | World

Mombasa, Reuters—Gunmen killed at least 29 people in raids on two separate areas on the Kenyan coast, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday. The Somali Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab, which attacked the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi last September, said it had...