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A member of Halparki Kirkuk practices his dance moves. (Hannah Lucinda Smith)
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Smoke rises after an attack of Israeli aircraft in southern Gaza City on July 9, 2014. (EPA/Mohammed Saber)
Israel presses Gaza offensive, kills eight in air strike: officials
Gaza and Jerusalem, Reuters—Israeli air strikes killed eight members of a family including five children in a pre-dawn raid on Gaza on Thursday, Palestinian officials said, while Hamas-led fighters launched rockets at Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities. Israel’s...Caption:
Argentina’s forward and captain Lionel Messi (back) and Argentina’s midfielder Lucas Biglia celebrate after winning their FIFA World Cup semi-final match against the Netherlands in São Paulo on July 9, 2014. (AFP Photo/Juan Mabromata)
Argentina beat Dutch in shootout to set up Germany final
Rio de Janeiro, Reuters—Argentina reached their first World Cup final in 24 years on Wednesday, beating the Netherlands 4-2 on penalties after the first scoreless semi in the tournament’s history, with old foes Germany awaiting them in Sunday’s showpiece....Caption:
An example of Shafiq Al-Zaman’s calligraphy at the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
A Calligrapher’s Journey from Karachi to Medina
London, Asharq Al-Awsat— Shafiq Al-Zaman has been chief calligrapher at the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina ever since winning a competition to renovate some of the inscriptions on the walls of Islam’s second-holiest site in 1991. For the last 23 years, the Pakistani...Caption:
An Israeli soldier sits atop a mobile artillery unit stationed near the border with the Gaza Strip July 9, 2014. Israeli air strikes shook Gaza every few minutes on Wednesday, and militants kept up rocket fire at Israel’s heartland in intensifying warfare that Palestinian officials said has killed at least 38 people in the Hamas-dominated […]