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Israeli security officers make their ways past buring tires as at least 10,000 Palestinian protesters marching against Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip clash with Israeli soldiers and border police at the Israeli Qalandiya checkpoint, between Jerusalem and Ramallah, on 25 July 2014. (AFP/Abbas Momani)

Opinion: Palestinians need more negotiators, not arms

by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard | Jul 30, 2014 | Opinion

Not long ago, perhaps less than a decade ago, I was one of those Iranians who viewed the Palestinians as terrorists and opportunists. As somebody who was born and raised in Iran, I can confidently tell you that this view is prevalent; there are many Iranians who...

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A fire burning at a fuel depot near the airport road in Tripoli, Libya, on July 29, 2014. (REUTERS/Hani Amara)

Islamist forces overrun Benghazi army base after battle: officials

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 29, 2014 | Middle East

Benghazi, Reuters—Islamist fighters and militants overran a major Libyan army base in the eastern city of Benghazi on Tuesday after a fierce battle involving rockets and warplanes in which at least 30 people were killed. Special forces troops had to abandon their main...

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China’s then Public Security Minister Zhou Yongkang attends the Hebei delegation discussion sessions at the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing in this October 16, 2007 file photo. (REUTERS/Jason Lee)

China says investigating powerful former security chief for graft

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 29, 2014 | World

Beijing, Reuters—China’s Communist Party said on Tuesday it had launched a corruption investigation into former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang, one of the country’s most influential politicians of the last decade, in a case that has its origins in a...

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File photo showing Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki speaking during a news conference in Baghdad. (Reuters)

The Game of Carving up a Nation

by Amir Taheri | Jul 29, 2014 | Book Reviews

With the latest crisis pushing Iraq back onto the world’s headlines, it is no surprise that a number of books examining Iraqi politics and history have appeared or reappeared in bookshops across the West. These books could be grouped in three categories. In the first...

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A member of the Saudi border guards force stands guard next to a fence on Saudi Arabia’s northern borderline with Iraq, in this July 14, 2014 file photo. (Reuters/Faisal Nasser/Files)

Saudi security forces intensify border patrols during the holidays

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 29, 2014 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi security officials told Asharq Al-Awsat on Monday that the security forces are intensifying operations on both land and sea borders during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday period. Speaking exclusively to Asharq Al-Awsat, Maj. Gen. Mohammad...