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A BNP Paribas logo is pictured on a building of the bank in Geneva July 1, 2014. (REUTERS/Pierre Albouy)

SEC official dissented on BNP Paribas waiver

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 3, 2014 | Business

Washington, Reuters—An official at the US Securities and Exchange Commission broke ranks with other commissioners and voted against granting BNP Paribas a waiver to continue operating several investment advisory units in the United States. Kara Stein, a Democratic SEC...

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Lebanese Member of Parliament Michel Aoun, right, seals the envelope in which he wrote his vote to elect new Lebanese president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on April 23, 2014. (EPA/Joseph Eid/Pool)

Aoun’s call for direct presidential election’s creates controversy

by Layal Abu Rahal | Jul 3, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon’s March 14 Alliance presidential candidate Samir Geagea on Wednesday accused presidential rival Michel Aoun of blocking the much-delayed election of a successor to Michel Suleiman by suggesting controversial amendments to the...

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Riot police stand across from supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood during a demonstration at Cairo University hours after a drive-by shooting killed several Egyptian policemen and wounded others during an overnight rally by Islamist students at another university, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, May 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gamil)

Muslim Brotherhood warns of “outright conflict” on anniversary of Mursi’s ouster

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Jul 3, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian authorities have escalated their crackdown against the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood after three explosions struck near the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo earlier this week. Two policemen were killed in the attack on Monday and a...

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The Muslim Brotherhood’s alleged “headquarters” in Cricklewood, northwest London, seen on June 16, 2014.
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The Muslim Brotherhood in London

by Ben Flanagan | Jul 3, 2014 | Features

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—At the Muslim Brotherhood’s London “headquarters,” located in an unlikely spot above a disused kebab shop in the northwestern district of Cricklewood, there does not appear to be any signs of tensions despite the investigation conducted by...

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File photo of statue of Abbasid-era poet Abu Tammam in Mosul before its destruction by ISIS. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Iraq’s unlucky monuments from the Abbasids to Saddam

by Afrah Shawqi | Jul 3, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—It seems the only thing that Iraqi insurgents—whether they are affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or otherwise—share in common is their preoccupation with a dark side of history and their refusal to acknowledge the...