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A general view of the Houses of Parliament and the river Thames in London, England, taken on January 21, 2014. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
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A general view shows damaged buildings in Jobar, a suburb of Damascus, on July 18, 2014.
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Syrian government forces launch offensive in key Damascus suburb
Beirut,Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian government forces launched an offensive to recapture the opposition-held district of Jobar, in eastern Damascus, on Tuesday, in an attempt to halt rebel mortar strikes on the capital. The clashes were “the most violent for many months,”...Caption:
Batsh family graveyard in Gaza City. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Gaza cemeteries struggle to cope as Israeli air strikes continue
Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—Victims’ families in Gaza are being forced to establish new graveyards to bury their dead, as cemeteries struggle to find enough burial plots after sixteen days of Israeli air strikes. Eighteen members of the Batsh family were killed on Sunday,...Caption:
A Palestinian man pushes his bicycle amidst debris following an Israeli military strike in Gaza city, on July 23, 2014. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)
Israel pummels Gaza; Kerry steps up diplomatic push
Gaza and Jerusalem, Reuters—Israeli forces pounded the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, sending thousands of residents fleeing, and said it was meeting stiff resistance from Hamas Islamists, as US Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Tel Aviv to push ceasefire talks. In a...Caption:
File photo showing a view of the Riyadh skyline. (Asharq Al-Awsat)