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Israeli soldiers keep guard near the West Bank city of Hebron July 1, 2014. Israeli aircraft bombed dozens of sites in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the military said, and troops opened fire and killed a Palestinian during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian medics said. The raid came hours after Israel […]

Israel launches Gaza air strike after bodies of missing teens found

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 1, 2014 | Middle East

Jerusalem, Reuters—Israel bombed dozens of sites in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, striking at Hamas after finding the bodies of three missing teenagers whose abduction and killing it blames on the Palestinian Islamist group. Israel’s security cabinet, which held an...

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Algeria’s goalkeeper Rais M’Bolhi can’t stop a shot by Germany’s Andre Schuerrle as he scores his side’s first goal in overtime during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Germany and Algeria at the Estadio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on Monday, June 30, 2014.(AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Germany and France end African hopes, Suarez sorry

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 1, 2014 | Sports

Belo Horizonte, Reuters—Germany and France snuffed out African hopes and reached the World Cup quarter-finals on Monday with hard-won victories over Algeria and Nigeria, while Uruguay striker Luis Suarez broke his silence to apologize for biting. Both European...

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French policemen guard the entrance of the anti-corruption office of the French police on July 1, 2014 in Nanterre. (AFP Photo/Dominique Faget)

French ex-president Sarkozy held for questioning

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 1, 2014 | World

Paris, Reuters—Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was held on Tuesday for questioning into suspicions that a network of informers kept him abreast of a separate inquiry into alleged irregularities in his 2007 election campaign, a legal source said. Local media...

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Lebanese security officials, emergency responders, Red Cross members and local residents gather around a damaged car at the site of a bomb blast near a Lebanese army checkpoint in Tayyouneh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on June 24, 2014. (EPA/Nabil Mounzer)

Opinion: Terrorism on Delivery

by Sawsan Al-Abtah | Jul 1, 2014 | Opinion

The actions of the terrorists who have launched a new wave of attacks on Lebanon via bombings in the Dahieh suburbs south of Beirut have gone beyond being simply a response to Hezbollah for its intervention in the fighting in Syria and a bid to deter its leaders. The...

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MasterCard credit cards are displayed for a photographer. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

Saudi Ramadan spending expected to reach record levels—report

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | Jul 1, 2014 | Business

Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Total household spending in Saudi Arabia in the run-up to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan has reached its highest levels this year, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. A report due to be published within the next few weeks by the Kingdom’s central...