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People place flowers at the spot where Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was shot dead, in the center of Moscow on February 28, 2015. (AFP Photo/Sergei Gapon)

Prominent Putin critic Boris Nemtsov shot dead near Kremlin

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 28, 2015 | World

Moscow, AP—A few hours after going on the radio to denounce President Vladimir Putin’s policies as mad, charismatic opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down early Saturday as he walked near the Kremlin. Colleagues in Russia’s beleaguered and...

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SALADIN, IRAQ – FEBRUARY 26: Iraqi Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi (R 5) gives the detail of an operation on the map as he visits military units in Taci District of Saladin, Iraq on February 26, 2015. The Iraqi army are preparinf for an operation that will be carried out against the Islamic State of Iraq […]

Opinion: It is Time for an Arab Strategy

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Feb 28, 2015 | Opinion

Several facts these days give the impression that the Arab world has no clear vision as to where it stands in the unfolding Middle East developments. Most Arab countries seem as if they are unable to respond rationally to these developments which now endanger their...

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Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh talks during an interview with Reuters in Sanaa on May 21, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

Opinion: Saleh should be held to account

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Feb 28, 2015 | Opinion

A UN probe has stated that former president of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh amassed a fortune of up to 60 billion US dollars during his time in power. It is an unimaginable number, even when judged by the standard of wealthy nations. His actual wealth is probably less...

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Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi speaks during a news conference with Cyprus’ President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras (unseen) after their summit in Cairo, on November 8, 2014. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Egypt: Sisi meets with ex-Muslim Brotherhood leaders

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Feb 27, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has met with a number of ex-Muslim Brotherhood figures to discuss ways of confronting Islamic extremism in the North African country. Cairo designated the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization in...

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Bangladeshi secular activists take part in a torch-lit protest against the killing of Avijit Roy, in Dhaka on February 27, 2015.
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Attackers in Bangladesh hack to death American blogger

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 27, 2015 | World

Dhaka, Bangladesh, AP—A prominent Bangladeshi-American blogger known for speaking out against religious extremism was hacked to death as he walked through Bangladesh’s capital with his wife, police said Friday. The attack Thursday night on Avijit Roy, a...