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This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite image obtained July 8, 2014 and taken by MTSAT-2 at 0730Z on July 7, 2014 shows Super Typhoon Neoguri located south-southwest of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. (AFP PHOTO /NOAA/HANDOUT)

One dead as powerful typhoon hits Japan’s Okinawa

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 8, 2014 | World

Tokyo, Reuters—One man died, more than 500,000 people were urged to evacuate and hundreds of flights were cancelled in Japan as a strong typhoon brought torrential rain and high winds to its southwestern islands and could bring heavy rain to Tokyo later this week....

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US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Tom Malinowski. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Bahrain expels top US diplomat

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Jul 8, 2014 | Middle East

Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—A senior US diplomat has been ordered to leave Bahrain after meeting with a leading Shi’a opposition group, the Bahraini government said on Monday. US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Tom Malinowski met Sunday...

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Osama Al-Nujaifi, right, speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, and Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister Rose Nuri Shaways sit as they attend a session at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq on July 1, 2014. (Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani)

Iraqi politicians move closer to forming new government

by Hamza Mustafa | Jul 8, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi politicians on Tuesday appeared to move closer to forming a new government despite embattled Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki refusing to give up his controversial bid for a third term in office. Kurdish political parties have narrowed down...

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A partial view of Beirut’s suburbs is seen from the Holiday Inn hotel in the Lebanese capital on April 11, 2014. (AFP Photo/Joseph Eid)

Fears of ISIS grow in Lebanon

by Paula Astih | Jul 8, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The recent advances of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are causing mixed reactions in Lebanon, amid growing fears that the spillover from the conflict in neighboring Syria could be worsened by the crisis in Iraq. On Monday, military...

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Smoke rises following what witnesses said was an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on July 8, 2014. (Reuters/Ahmed Zakot)

Israel launches military offensive against Gaza

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 8, 2014 | Middle East

Jerusalem, AP—The Israeli military launched what could be a long-term offensive against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday striking at least 50 sites in Gaza and mobilizing troops for a possible ground invasion aimed at stopping a barrage of rocket attacks against...