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Saudi soldiers exercise before a military parade during preparations for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, at a military camp in Arafat, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. (AP)

Saudi border post repels Al-Qaeda attack

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jul 5, 2014 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—A Saudi border post along the Saudi-Yemeni borders was attacked by suspected Al-Qaeda militants on Friday. The commander of the Wadia border post in Saudi Arabia’s southern province of Sharura was killed in the attack along with three of the...

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yrian Opposition Coalition President Ahmad Jarba speaks during his press conference after the “Friends of Syria Meeting” at the Foreign Office in London, Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)

Syrian opposition remains undecided about new president

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 5, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat¬—The Syrian National Coalition remains divided over who will succeed its outgoing president, Ahmed Al-Jarba, a day before its general authority is set to meet in Istanbul. The stalemate within the main Syrian opposition umbrella group prompted...

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Brazil’s forward Neymar reacts during the quarter-final football match between Brazil and Colombia at the Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on July 4, 2014. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)

Neymar out of World Cup as Brazil and Germany make semis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 5, 2014 | Sports

Belo Horizonte, Reuters—Hosts Brazil suffered a huge blow when they lost leading forward Neymar for the rest of the World Cup through injury on Friday as they set up an epic-looking semi-final against Europe’s biggest remaining team Germany. Brazil’s...

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Roumieh Prison overlooks the Lebanese capital Beirut. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Lebanon’s Roumieh Prison is “base for terrorism”: Interior Minister

by Thair Abbas | Jul 5, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese security services have stepped up security around Roumieh Prison following reports of radical Sunni groups seeking to stage a major jailbreak to release Islamist inmates, Lebanon’s interior minister told Asharq Al-Awsat. The decision...

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In this still taken from an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) video, an Islamist fighter, center, identified as Abu Muthana Al-Yemeni from Britain, speaks from an unknown location. (Reuters/Reuters TV)

Debate: ISIS’s advance is opportunistic

by Mohamed Al-Zulfa | Jul 5, 2014 | Debate

Al-Qaeda emerged on the scene in Iraq to fight against the US occupation of 2003, and it collaborated with the country’s tribes, but when Shi’ite prime minister Nuri Al-Maliki came to power in 2006, Al-Qaeda found its position weakened. Maliki, for his part, was...