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Dubai’s Burg Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, is seen under construction in this January 20, 2008, file photo. Dubai has announced plans to send a satellite to Mars.
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Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip July 16, 2014. Four children were killed and several injured at a beach in Gaza City medics said, in Israeli shelling witnessed by AFP journalists. AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB
Opinion: Reading the Situation in Gaza
The Palestinians have faced many tough situations over the years, but in most cases they have succeeded in winning the sympathy of their Arab brothers and most of the international community. They have a just cause, and the injustice done to them since 1948 is...Caption:
Women from the Bosnian town of Srebrenica embrace with their lawyers at a civil court in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, July 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)
Court rules Dutch state liable for 300 Srebrenica deaths
The Hague, Reuters—The Netherlands is liable for about 300 of the more than 8,000 deaths in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, a Dutch court ruled on Wednesday, pinning some of the blame for Europe’s worst massacre since World War Two on the Dutch state. A district...Caption:
People look through the wreckage of the headquarters of Yemen’s Islamist Al-Islah Party in the northwestern city of Amran on July 14, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)
Dozens killed in Yemen as violence between Houthis and tribes continues
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Clashes between Shi’ite insurgents and Sunni tribesmen in northern Yemen have left dozens on both sides dead over Monday and Tuesday, according to reports. AP reported that 35 people had been killed in the violence, which local sources said...Caption:
People shout slogans in support for the call to arms by Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, who is the highest religious authority for Shi’ites in Iraq, in Najaf, south of Baghdad, on June 13, 2014. (Reuters/Alaa Al-Marjani)