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Iranians protest against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on June 24, 2014 at Imam Hossein Square in Tehran. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)

Tehran Wades into Iraq’s Crisis

by David Patrikarakos | Jul 12, 2014 | Majalla Blogs

Qassem Suleimani was only a young soldier in the Iran–Iraq War when he led Iranian troops through Iraqi minefields, stealing the odd goat along the way, and earning the respect even of the enemy. Today, Suleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds Force, the special forces unit...

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Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai, left, shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry as he sends him off after a dinner at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Jim Bourg, Pool)

Kerry pushes for a deal in second day of talks on Afghan vote crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 12, 2014 | World

Kabul, Reuters—US Secretary of State John Kerry scrambled to produce a deal by the end of Saturday to end Afghanistan’s election crisis, meeting for the second day with the country’s two presidential candidates and incumbent President Hamid Karzai. The...

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Palestinians walk around the ruins of the Al-Tawfeeq Mosque after it was hit by an overnight Israeli missile strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on Saturday, July 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Gaza death toll reaches 115 as Israel to counter rockets “with all power”

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 12, 2014 | Middle East

Gaza and Jerusalem, Reuters—Israel pounded Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Saturday for a fifth day, killing nine people including two disabled women according to medics, and showed no sign of pausing despite international pressure to negotiate a ceasefire....

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Chinese hostesses prepare tea for US Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese President Xi Jinping on in Beijing on July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China’s top paper says no place for a “new cold war” with US

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 12, 2014 | World

Shanghai, Reuters—China and the United States must avoid a “new cold war” in their international relations, China’s top newspaper said on Saturday, in the wake of high level talks in Beijing between senior leaders of the world’s two largest...

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David Luiz of Brazil shows his disappointment after Germany’s sixth goal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil semifinal match on July 8, 2014 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Defeated, Brazil seeks to save face in 3rd place match

by Aurea Santos | Jul 12, 2014 | Sports

São Paulo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Humiliation, shame, sadness: Three words that summarize Brazilians’ feelings after their historic 1–7 defeat in the semifinal match against Germany on Tuesday. As Brazilians prepare for the third place play-off against the Netherlands on...