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President of the Court Judge Peter Tomka (C) during the verdict on genocide claims brought up by Croatia against Serbia, at the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague, The Netherlands, on February 3, 2015. (EPA/Robin Van Lonkhuijsen)

UN Court: Serbia and Croatia did not commit genocide in 1990s

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 3, 2015 | World

The Hague, Netherlands, AP—The United Nations’ top court ruled Tuesday that Serbia and Croatia did not commit genocide against each other’s people during the bloody 1990s wars sparked by the breakup of the former Yugoslavia. The ruling could help put to...

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Iraq’s Sunni Parliament Speaker Salim Al-Jabouri speaks during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, in this July 26, 2014 file photo. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraqi MPs receive death threats over calls to investigate village massacre

by Hamza Mustafa | Feb 3, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi MPs for Diyala province, including Speaker of Parliament Salim Al-Jabouri, have received death threats warning them to stop all investigations into a massacre that took place in a village in the region last week, according to one MP from...

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Iranians look at newspapers displayed on the ground outside a kiosk in Tehran on November 25, 2013. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)

Iran’s press: The blindfolded racehorse

by Amir Taheri | Feb 3, 2015 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Anyone with an interest in newspapers is bound to be impressed when strolling in one of Tehran’s boulevards—they are dotted with kiosks selling a range of publications. Tehran may be one of the last major capitals where newsstands remain a part...

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New Free Syrian Army (FSA) recruits run in groups as they receive military training in Idlib, Syria, in this May 19, 2014 file photo. (Reuters/Nour Kelze)

Opinion: The FSA is still fighting for the Syrian people

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Feb 3, 2015 | Opinion

The current debate about the actual size of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) highlights just how murky the situation is in Syria, and how easily propaganda is marketed by both sides. The Syrian regime is pushing the idea that the opposition is divided and has been wiped...

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Visitors take part in a ‘Visit My Mosque Day’ event in a mosque in east London, on February 1, 2015 (James Hanna/Asharq Al-Awsat)

Mosques around Britain open their doors to non-Muslims to ease tensions

by Mina Al-Droubi | Feb 2, 2015 | World

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Twenty-one mosques around the United Kingdom welcomed visitors from other faiths on Sunday as part of a nationwide initiative organized to ease tensions following recent terror attacks in Paris and rising anti-Muslim sentiment in the country....