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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)

Opinion: Negotiating with Israel is not unholy

by Tariq Alhomayed | Sep 14, 2014 | Opinion

After years of wars and destruction, bloodshed and devastation, not to mention missed opportunities and accusations of treason in the Arab–Israeli conflict, Hamas politburo member Musa Abu-Marzuq has come out to tell us that “there is nothing wrong” with direct...

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In this photogaph taken on July 18, 2014, demonstrators hold up a flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria (ISIS) during a demonstration against Israeli military operations in Gaza, in downtown Srinagar, Kashmir. (AFP PHOTO/Tauseef MUSTAFA/FILES)

Opinion: ISIS is bigger than the Kuwaiti army

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 14, 2014 | Opinion

To understand the magnitude of the problem on a global level, and not just on the Syrian and regional fronts, we must be aware of just how significant the CIA’s estimates of the number of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters is. Less than two years ago, the...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani waits to meet with the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Georgieva Bokova (Unseen) in Tehran, on April 29, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI)

Rouhani’s Judicial Challenge

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 14, 2014 | Features

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Every year, Amnesty International releases dozens of reports about the state of human rights in country’s across the world. When it comes to Iran, one issue of particular concern for the organization is the country’s approach to capital...

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In this picture taken on Friday, February 14, 2014, Hezbollah fighters march in a parade during the memorial of their slain leader Sheik Abbas al-Mousawi, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in 1992, in Tefahta village, south Lebanon. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Hezbollah reject Lebanon signing of Jeddah Communique: source

by Paula Astih | Sep 13, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon’s Hezbollah has expressed strong reservations about Beirut’s signing of the Jeddah Communique pledging regional military cooperation against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), with sources close to the group warning...

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In this Friday, Aug. 8, 2014 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks as Afghan presidential candidates Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, center, and Abdullah Abdullah listen during a joint press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo)

UN threatens to cut Afghanistan aid if election staff harassed

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 13, 2014 | World

Kabul, Reuters&#;The United Nations threatened on Saturday to cut aid to Afghanistan if its staff are harassed, responding to tensions surrounding its participation in a drawn-out and bitter investigation into fraud in the still-unresolved presidential election....