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Ukrainian soldiers drive a military vehicle with a Ukrainian flag at a checkpoint near Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine July 3, 2014. (Reuters/Andrew Kravchenko/Pool)

Ukraine hails capture of rebel stronghold as turning point in conflict

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 6, 2014 | World

Kiev, Reuters—Ukrainian security officials said on Sunday they were in full control of the former rebel stronghold of Slaviansk after retaking it in a victory which President Petro Poroshenko said could mark a turning point in the fight against the separatists....

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Goalkeeper Tim Krul, center, of the Netherlands celebrates with teammates after winning their penalty shootout in their 2014 World Cup quarter-final match at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil on July 5, 2014. (Reuters/Marcos Brindicci)

Substitute Krul the savior for Dutch, Higuaín strike sends Argentina through

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 6, 2014 | Sports

Salvador, Reuters—Netherlands goalkeeper Tim Krul made a dramatic entrance off the bench to save two penalties in a shootout win over Costa Rica on Saturday following a 0–0 draw after extra time, sending the Dutch into a World Cup semi-final with Argentina. Heavy...

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The president of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, arrives for a session of the Kurdistan parliament on July 3, 2014 in Erbil, the Kurdish region’s capital in northern Iraq. (AFP Photo/Safin Hamed)

Iraqi Kurdistan will press ahead with independence referendum, says official

by Ma'ad Fayad | Jul 6, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will press ahead with a referendum on declaring independence from Iraq, the autonomous region’s top diplomat said on Saturday, as fears continue to grow of the break-up of the country. Speaking...

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A home that was burnt to ashes stands at a village that suffered a new attack along the Kenyan coast overnight Saturday at Lamu county, Kenya, on July 6, 2014. (AFP Photo/Stringer)

Gunmen kill at least 29 in two attacks on Kenyan coast

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 6, 2014 | World

Mombasa, Reuters—Gunmen killed at least 29 people in raids on two separate areas on the Kenyan coast, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday. The Somali Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab, which attacked the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi last September, said it had...

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File photo of Asharq Al-Awsat Editor-in-Chief Salman Al-Dossary. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Opinion: Returning to a Great Institution

by Salman Al-dossary | Jul 6, 2014 | Opinion

I wrote my last article for Asharq Al-Awsat more than 1,000 days ago (Opinion: Thank You Asharq Al-Awsat) when I left the newspaper for Al Eqtisadiah. I ended this article by saying: “It is true that I have left Asharq Al-Awsat, but it has not left me, because...