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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz. (Saudi Press Agency)

Saudi King receives honorary doctorate from Al-Azhar University

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jul 17, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s Al-Azhar University, one of the world’s foremost Sunni Islamic academic institutions, has granted the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, an honorary doctorate in appreciation of his support for...

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Shi’ite Turkmen families, who have fled the violence in Mosul, gather at a Shi’ite mosque in the town of Nahrawan, east of Baghdad, July 16, 2014. (REUTERS/Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud)

Religious minorities facing oppression in ISIS-controlled areas in Iraq: sources

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jul 17, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Religious minorities in Iraqi territory controlled by extremist Islamist militants are facing increasing persecution, sources with knowledge of the situation told Asharq Al-Awsat. Khedr Doumli, a Yezidi researcher and expert on minority affairs...

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A Tunisian army armored personnel carrier patrols near the Jebel Chaambi mountains, on June 25, 2013 (AP Photo/Paul Schemm, File)

At least 14 Tunisian troops killed in mountain ambushes

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 17, 2014 | Middle East

Tunis, Reuters—At least 14 Tunisian troops were killed when gunmen attacked checkpoints in the remote Chaambi mountains, the deadliest militant strike on the North African country’s armed forces. Since April, thousands of Tunisian soldiers have been deployed to...

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Egyptian women hold signs during a protest against sexual harassment in Cairo, Egypt on June 14, 2014. (Ahmed Ismail/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Egypt sentences 7 to life for sexual assaults

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 17, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, AP—An Egyptian court sentenced seven men to life in prison on Wednesday for sexual assaults on women during public rallies in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square, in the first such heavy sentences since the government vowed to crack down on rampant sexual...

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Abdulaziz Alhamzi. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudia flying high thanks to revenue boost

by Badr Al-Qahtani and Najlaa Habriri | Jul 17, 2014 | Business

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s flag carrier has enjoyed a remarkably successful 2014 so far, with growing revenues and plaudits from consumer auditors. Saudi Arabia Airlines—known as Saudia—had its rating raised to ‘4 stars’ by the UK’s Skytrax airline and...