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Students gather during a strike as a pro-democracy activist (L) speaks at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on September 22, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / XAUME OLLEROS)

Hong Kong students begin class boycott to demand greater democracy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 22, 2014 | World

Hong Kong, Reuters—Thousands of students braved sweltering heat in Hong Kong on Monday to demand greater democracy as they launched a week-long boycott of classes, underscoring a restive younger generation’s determination to challenge the Chinese Communist...

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Yemen Shi’ite Houthis hold funeral for slain protesters. (EPA Photo)

Opinion: Yemen is going backwards

by Salman Al-dossary | Sep 22, 2014 | Opinion

The Houthis will have no need to fight bloody battles to take over Yemen’s capital, Sana’a. The dangerous developments unfolding in the country suggest the Houthis have the upper hand over the government to such an extent that it gives one pause. No army and no state...

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A Saltire and Union Jack flag hang side by side on a building in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Friday, September 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Opinion: Even Britain faces division

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 22, 2014 | Opinion

Until the early hours of last Friday, the world was waiting with bated breath for Scotland’s decision on whether it would become independent or remain part of Britain. Several politicians breathed a sigh of relief when the results came out showing that Scotland had...