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Smoke rises over Gaza City after an Israeli strike, Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, as Israel and Gaza militants resumed cross-border attacks after a three-day truce expired. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Opinion: In Gaza, Nowhere is Safe

by Emma Pearson & Katie Welsford | Aug 13, 2014 | Opinion

When Chris Gunness, the United Nations Relief and Work Agency’s (UNRWA) spokesman, sat down to speak to Al-Jazeera on June 30, the events of the day proved to be too much. “The rights of Palestinians, even their children, are wholesale denied, and it’s appalling,” he...

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Damage to a house is seen following clashes between rival militias in the Wershavana district of Tripoli, August 10, 2014. (REUTERS/Hani Amara)

Tripoli becomes a “ghost city” as violence continues

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 13, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Three weeks of fierce fighting between rival militias in Tripoli have come close to reducing Libya’s capital to an empty shell, as civilians continue to flee for their lives. “Thousands of refugees have left their homes in Tripoli, which has...

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media in his office in Ankara on April 23, 2014. (AP Photo)

Analysis: What next for the AKP as Erdoğan heads to the presidential palace?

by Thair Abbas | Aug 13, 2014 | World

Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—Cracks have appeared within Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) as president-elect Recep Tayyip Erdoğan prepares to move into Çankaya presidential palace, while the man he is replacing, Abdullah Gül, is eyeing the soon to be...

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Paintings by Paul Klee inspired by his visit to Tunisia in 1914.

Tunisian art festival celebrates painter Paul Klee

by Monji Saidani | Aug 13, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Mahares International Fine Arts Festival in Tunisia will this year pay homage to world-famous painter Paul Klee. Now in its 27th year, the festival opened its doors to art lovers on Sunday, August 10 in the small coastal town of Mahares. The...