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A handout picture made available by the Office of the Egyptian President shows Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (C) inspecting weapons allegedly captured from militants, during his official visit following unprecedented attacks in North Sinai, Egypt, on July 4, 2014. (EPA/Office of the Egyptian President/HO)

Egypt: Journalists, activists slam new terror bill

by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Jul 6, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—New terror legislation expected to be approved by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi later this week has stirred controversy among journalists and human rights activists in the country. The new bill, which amends existing anti-terror laws,...

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Members of the Libyan Special Forces look on in an army camp in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, on February 1, 2015. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)

Libyan army employing “new strategy” to battle extremist groups

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jul 6, 2015 | Middle East

Tobruk, Asharq Al-Awsat—In a new strategic shift in its fight against extremists in Libya, the Libyan National Army has begun deploying fast-moving ground-troop units in a bid to counter the spread of insurgents throughout the war-torn country. The army says that in...

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A copy of a document sent from the Iranian Martyrs Foundation to its subsidiary the Yemen Martyrs (R), obtained by Asharq Al-Awsat, and its Arabic translation (L). (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Yemen: Classified document reveals extent of Iranian support for Houthis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 6, 2015 | Middle East

Tehran, Asharq Al-Awsat—A copy of a high-level classified document obtained by Asharq Al-Awsat has revealed the extent of Tehran’s support for the Houthi movement currently in control of large parts of Yemen. The document, marked “secret,” is a message from Mohammad...

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria fighters march through the streets of the Syrian town of Tel Abyad on January 2, 2014. (Reuters/Yaser Al-Khodor)

ISIS regains town near Syria’s Raqqa after airstrikes: monitor

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 6, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut and Washington, Reuters—Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters seized a Syrian town back from Kurdish-led forces near Raqqa city on Monday, a group monitoring the war reported, recovering ground near its de facto capital two days after it was pummeled...