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Iraq’s former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) speaks with Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (L) during their meeting in Baghdad August 20, 2014. (REUTERS/Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud)

Iraq: Maliki urges Abadi to reject Sunni and Kurdish preconditions

by Hamza Mustafa | Aug 21, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s outgoing Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki on Wednesday called on his successor to reject any “preconditions” in his attempt to form a government, prompting criticism from the political factions vying for positions in Iraq’s next cabinet....

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Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) presidential candidate Marina Silva, (R), and her running mate Beto Albuquerque, celebrate the launch of their candidacy for the presidential elections in Brasilia, Brazil, on August 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Silva launches bid, threatens Rousseff re-election

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 21, 2014 | World

Brasilia, Reuters—Environmentalist Marina Silva officially launched a bid for president on Wednesday, upending Brazil’s October elections and threatening the ruling Workers’ Party’s 12-year hold on power. Silva, until now a vice-presidential...

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In this Friday, May 27, 2011, file photo, journalist James Foley responds to questions during an interview with The Associated Press, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

US forces tried but failed to rescue American hostages in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 21, 2014 | Middle East

Washington and Edgartown, Reuters—US forces attempted to rescue journalist James Foley and other American hostages during a secret mission into Syria, exchanging gunfire with members of the Islamic State if Iraq and Syria (ISIS) only to discover the captives were not...

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Senior Hamas leader Musa Abu-Marzuq speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Gaza City on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Israel broke the ceasefire: Hamas deputy leader

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Aug 21, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Hamas deputy leader Musa Abu-Marzuq accused Tel Aviv of deceiving the international community on Tuesday, following the breakdown of the fragile truce between the two sides. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, he said: “Israel lied to the international...

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A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on July 16, 2014, shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad being sworn in for a new seven-year term, during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Damascus. (AFP PHOTO / HO / SANA)

Opinion: Assad’s ISIS Gambit

by Tariq Alhomayed | Aug 21, 2014 | Opinion

When one sees Bashar Al-Assad’s media adviser Bouthaina Shaaban speaking on CNN regarding the danger represented by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), one can feel only a sense of unease. How can she speak about the threat of ISIS when she represents a regime...