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An Iraqi Christian fleeing the violence in the towns of Qaraqush and Bartala, both east of the city of Mosul in the northern province of Nineveh, prays at the Saint George church on July 1, 2014 in the Kurdish autonomous region’s capital Erbil. (AFP Photo/Karim Sahib)

Opinion: A Mosul without Christians

by Suleiman Gouda | Jul 29, 2014 | Opinion

It is hard to find the words to describe the recent events in Mosul, in northern Iraq, and I can only turn to the words of Nabil Elaraby, the secretary-general of the Arab League, who said that what happened was a disgrace that must never be tolerated and a crime...

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Libyan firefighters dousing a huge blaze at an oil tank started by clashes around Tripoli airport, on July 28, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED ELBOSIFI)

Huge blaze out of control in Tripoli battle as Libya slides into chaos

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 28, 2014 | Middle East

Tripoli, Reuters—A huge fuel depot in Libya’s capital burned out of control on Monday, set ablaze in fighting between rival militias that has driven the country to chaos three years after the NATO-backed revolt that toppled Muammar Gaddafi. Combat over control...

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South Korean Coast Guards searching for passengers near a ferry that capsized on its way to Jeju island from Incheon, in April 2014. (AFP PHOTO / FILES / South Korea Coast Guard)

Teens helped each other escape sinking Korean ship

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 28, 2014 | World

Ansan, AP—Students who survived a South Korean ferry disaster earlier this year testified on Monday that they were repeatedly ordered by loudspeaker to stay in the sinking ship, but eventually helped each other flee after their cabins flooded. The six girls spoke at a...

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Members of Iraqi Special Operations Forces patrol looking for militants of Islamic State in a neighborhood in Ramadi. (Reuters)

After Iraqi army crumbles, Maliki turns to state TV for help

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 28, 2014 | Media

Baghdad, Reuters—Iraq’s state television is working overtime to persuade Iraqis to help Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki confront an Al-Qaeda offshoot that has seized wide tracts of the country, but its unifying call has been blunted by his sectarian reputation....

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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi meets with Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday, July 27, 2014. (Asharq Al-Awsat/Egyptian Presidency)

Egyptian parliamentary elections to be held before end of 2014

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jul 28, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s parliamentary elections are to be held by the end of this year, the government announced on Sunday. A government statement said President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi had discussed plans to hold parliamentary elections by the end of the year...