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Artists impression of the planned Cambridge Mosque (Cambridge Mosque Project)
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Palestinians wait hoping to be given the permission to cross into Egypt at the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip on August 27, 2014 in Rafah. (AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB)
Rafah crossing opening closer: sources
Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Palestinian factions are getting closer to reopening the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Palestinian territories, following an agreement last Thursday between rivals Hamas and Fatah to hand over control of the Gaza Strip to a...Caption:
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People walk on the rubble of damaged buildings after Syrian military helicopter allegedly droped barrel bombs over the city of Daraya, southwest of the capital Damascus. (AFP PHOTO / FADI DIRANI)
Syrian government forces driven back from Damascus outskirts: sources
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fighting between government forces and rebels affiliated with both Al-Qaeda and less radical groups continued in western Syria on Sunday, as US and allied jets continued to strike militant targets in the east of the country. Syrian government...Caption:
Newly-elected Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, center, arrives for an inauguration ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, September 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Omar Sobhani, Pool)
Afghanistan swears in new leader amid dispute, violence
Kabul, Reuters—Afghanistan inaugurated its first new president in a decade on Monday, swearing in technocrat Ashraf Ghani to head a power-sharing government just as the withdrawal of most foreign troops presents a crucial test. The first democratic handover of power...Caption:
US President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Global Health Security Agenda Summit, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) in Washington DC, USA, on September 26, 2014. (EPA/Michael Reynolds)