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Pakistani security officials are pictured at the site of a bomb attack on a vehicle used by security forces on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of restive Baluchistan province, on May 23, 2013. (AFP/Banaras Khan)


Iran-Pakistan exchange mortar fire: reports

Iran-Pakistan exchange mortar fire: reports

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—According to reports, Iranian border guards fired 5 mortar shells on the Pakistani town of Mashkail in Baluchistan province on Friday. Responding to the attack, Pakistani forces fired two rockets into Iranian territory. Reports differed...
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An Egyptian soldier keeps watch atop an armored vehicle next to the North Sinai Government building during celebrations on the 40th anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt, 06 October 2013. (EPA)


Attack on Egypt army post kills 25

Attack on Egypt army post kills 25

El-Arish, Egypt, AP—An attack on an army post in the restive northern part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula caused a large explosion and killed 25 people, according to security and medical officials, making it one of the deadliest attacks on security forces since...
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Pro-democracy protesters gather at the main protest camp in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 24, 2014. (AFP Photo/Philippe Lopez)


Hong Kong protesters to vote on staying in streets

Hong Kong protesters to vote on staying in streets

Hong Kong, AP—Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong plan to hold a spot referendum Sunday on whether to stay in the streets or accept government offers for more talks and clear their protest camps. The three main groups behind the demonstrations said Thursday they...
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Moroccan Finance Minister Mohamed Boussaid. (Asharq Al-Awsat)


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A lone Kurdish flag flutters in the wind next to YPG Kurdish fighters standing on the hill after they took over from ISIS militants near Kobani, Syria. (EPA/Sedat Suna)