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Egyptians inspect the damage caused by an earlier attack in El-Arish, northern Sinai, Egypt, on January 30, 2015.
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Bombs kill two, wound dozens in Egypt’s North Sinai

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 10, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Reuters—A suicide bomber killed a civilian and wounded 30 policemen when he tried to ram a water tanker into a police barracks in the Egyptian city of El-Arish on Tuesday, security sources said, the latest in a string of attacks in the Sinai peninsula. In a...

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French Champion sailor Florence Arthaud (L), French Olympic gold medalist swimmer Camille Muffat (C) and French Olympic boxer Alexis Vastine. (AFP Photo/Jacques Demarthon/Jean-Christophe Magnenet/Bertrand Guay)

French sports stars killed in Argentina helicopter crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 10, 2015 | World

Buenos Aires and Paris, Reuters—Three French sports stars—Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat, yachtswoman Florence Arthaud and boxer Alexis Vastine—were among 10 people killed when two helicopters collided in Argentina on Monday during the filming of a reality TV show....

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) delivers a speech to a joint meeting of Congress on the floor of the US House of Representatives, in front of US House Speaker Republican John Boehner (C) and Republican Senator from Utah Orrin Hatch (R) in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, on March 3, 2015. (EPA/Shawn Thew)

Opinion: Satire Versus Bibi

by Diana Moukalled | Mar 10, 2015 | Opinion

US President Barack Obama has appeared weak and nervous ever since what can only be described as the insult leveled at him by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who exceeded the limits of diplomatic decorum last week when he addressed the US Congress while...

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Kurdish Peshmerga forces inspect a destroyed building belonging to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants on the outskirts of Tel Alwad, west of the city of Kirkuk, on March 9, 2015. (Reuters/Ako Rasheed)

Kurdish forces attack ISIS west of Kirkuk

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 9, 2015 | Middle East

Erbil, Reuters—Kurdish forces drove Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants back from the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Monday, in an advance backed by heavy airstrikes from the US-led coalition fighting the extremist group. Speaking to a local...

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In this May 21, 2014 file picture, Gen. Khalifa Haftar speaks during a news conference at a sports club in Abyar, east of Benghazi, Libya. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)

Libyan general sworn as top commander as his planes hit Tripoli airport

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 9, 2015 | Middle East

Tripoli and Cairo, Reuters—Warplanes from Libya’s internationally recognized government on Monday attacked the last functioning airport in Tripoli, the capital controlled by a rival administration, officials said. Extending a series of tit-for-tat strikes, the...