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A horse drawn wagon transports poppy wreaths representing the 85 units of the British Expeditionary Force passes Buckingham Palace in London as it travels from Hyde Park Barracks to Wellington Barracks in London on August 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JUSTIN TALLIS

The Story of a Misunderstood War

by Amir Taheri | Aug 20, 2014 | Book Reviews, Lifestyle & Culture

This year thousands of ceremonies across the globe will mark the centenary of the First World War, an occasion that has already inspired hundreds of new books and countless essays. While in military terms the Middle East was regarded as a sideshow in the Great War,...

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Hamas supporters attend the funeral of the wife of Mohammed Deif, Israel’s most-wanted man, at the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, August 20, 2014. (EPA/Mohammed Saber)

Gaza war rages on, Hamas says Israel tried to kill its military chief

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 20, 2014 | Middle East

Gaza and Jerusalem, Reuters—An Israeli air strike in Gaza killed the wife and infant son of Hamas’s military leader, Mohammed Deif, the group said, calling it an attempt to assassinate him after a ceasefire collapsed. Palestinians launched more than 130 rockets,...

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A column of Ukrainian paratroopers rides in Druzhkivka, Donetsk region on April 19, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII STEPANOV)

Fighting in eastern Ukraine kills 43 in 24 hours

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 20, 2014 | World

Donetsk, AP—Government troops fought to gain control of the rebel-held city of Donetsk and a key highway in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, in battles that left 34 residents and nine troops dead in just 24 hours, authorities said. The Ukrainian troops are trying to...

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Haider Al-Abadi (L), and Iraq’s parliament speaker, Salim Al-Jabouri, attend a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq on July 15, 2014. (Reuters/Ahmed Saad)

Opinion: Who is Haider Al-Abadi?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 20, 2014 | Opinion

Is Iraq’s new Prime Minister, Haider Al-Abadi, another sectarian bigot like Nuri Al-Maliki? This is the question many are asking on social media, as more and more people dig into Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Haider Al-Abadi’s past, posting videos,...

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British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond speaks during a joint press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri, following their meeting at the Egyptian foreign ministry in Cairo, on July 24, 2014 (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

UK Foreign Secretary: journalist was killed by British national

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 20, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The grisly on-camera execution of an American journalist by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was likely carried out by a British national, the UK’s Foreign Secretary said on Wednesday. During an interview on BBC Radio, Philip Hammond...