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Afghan security forces and locals gather at the site of an attack by the Taliban on Kabul International Airport on July 17, 2014.
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Afghanistan worried about safety of its airspace after Ukraine crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 19, 2014 | World

Kabul, Reuters—As flying over conflict zones comes under scrutiny following the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in Ukraine, Afghanistan, one of the world’s most dangerous places, is worried airlines might once again opt to avoid its airspace. Afraid of...

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A handout picture provided by the Turkish Prime Minister’s Press Office shows Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 18, 2014. (EPA/TURKISH PRIME MINISTER PRESS OFFICE)

Turkey, Qatar involved in Gaza ceasefire negotiations: Hamas politburo member

by Kifah Ziboun | Jul 19, 2014 | Middle East

Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkey and Qatar are trying to secure a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel to end the violence in Gaza, according to Hamas’s top representative in Lebanon. In comments to Asharq Al-Awsat, Osama Hamdan, who is also a member of the...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in the context of nuclear talks with Iran, in Vienna, Austria, on 13 July 2014. (EPA/Hans Punz)

Iran and Germany: A 100-year-Old Love Affair

by Amir Taheri | Jul 19, 2014 | Book Reviews

As the deadline for P5+1 group nuclear negotiations with Iran is extended by 4-months until November, commentators assume that the four Western powers involved, the United States, Great Britain, France and Germany, are united in their determination to curtail Iranian...

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Smoke billows from the Gaza Strip following an Israeli air strike on July 16, 2014 soon after Israel intensified its bombardment of Gaza, killing four children on a beach in an apparent naval salvo. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)

NBC sends reporter back to Gaza after sudden exit

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 19, 2014 | Media

New York, AP—NBC said Friday it was sending Middle East correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin back to the Gaza strip this weekend after he left the region for unexplained reasons following his eyewitness report on the killing of four Palestinian boys on a beach this week. The...

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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speak during a press conference after their talks between the P5+1 and Iran, in Vienna, Austria, on July 19, 2014.
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Iran, P5+1 agree nuclear talks extension

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 19, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran and the P5+1 world powers have agreed to extend negotiations to reach a final comprehensive agreement on Iran’s nuclear program by four months, until November 24. The interim agreement reached last November, which was set to expire on July...