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Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah speaks during a press conference at his residence in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Supporters of Afghanistan’s Abdullah rally after disputed vote

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

Kabul, Reuters—Thousands of supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah rallied in central Kabul on Tuesday in a gesture of defiance after his rival, Ashraf Ghani, was declared the winner of last month’s run-off vote. Preliminary results showed...

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Residents inspect damage due to what activists claimed was a car explosion in a market in central Douma in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus June 28, 2014. (REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh)

Opinion: Forgetting Razan Zaitouneh

by Diana Moukalled | Jul 8, 2014 | Opinion

Before she disappeared in December, Syrian human rights activist Razan Zaitouneh was being interviewed by an American TV journalist who asked her if she was worried about her safety, as the fighting encroached on the area where she was. She said: “Personally I’m...

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A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has made what would be his first public appearance at a mosque in the centre of Iraq’s second city, Mosul, according to a video recording posted on the Internet on July 5, 2014, in this still image taken from video. (Reuters/Social Media Website via Reuters TV)

Opinion: A new Osama Bin Laden?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 8, 2014 | Opinion

The emergence of the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has rekindled fears that a new figure has emerged capable of uniting Al-Qaeda’s different branches under a single commander. The emergence of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has ended a dry spell for...

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A file picture dated 06 June 2014 of Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani during an election campaign in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (EPA/MUHAMMAD SADIQ)

Afghanistan’s Ghani wins presidential election – preliminary results

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 7, 2014 | World

Kabul, Reuters—Afghanistan declared former World Bank official Ashraf Ghani the winner of last month’s presidential election run-off on Monday on preliminary results that threaten to split the country along ethnic lines. The Independent Election Commission (IEC)...

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Former foreign minister and presidential candidate Amr Moussa speaks during an interview with Reuters in Cairo March 11, 2014. (REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih)

Egyptian political parties continue alliance-building

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 7, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s fractious political parties remain in a state of disarray ahead of parliamentary elections, according to political sources, despite a looming deadline on the announcement of the new polls. One source, speaking on condition of anonymity,...