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This undated file picture shows some of the children recruited by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Opinion: The Rapid Spread of ISIS

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Jul 9, 2015 | Opinion

One of the differences between Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) lies in the way members join each of these ultra-radical groups. Those wishing to join Al-Qaeda are often exposed for a long period of time to the writings of the group’s...

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Algerian Mozabites take part in a demonstration against the rising violence in recent days in the south of the country, in Algiers, Algeria, on July 8, 2015. (EPA/Stringer)

Dozens die in ethnic, sectarian clashes in southern Algeria: state media

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

Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—At least 25 people have been killed during ethnic and sectarian clashes between Arabs and Berbers in southern Algeria, the worst of their kind since 2013, state media reported on Wednesday. According to the Algérie Presse Service (APS), 19...

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Smoke billows following airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition on a weapons depot at a military airport, currently controlled by Yemeni Shi’ite Houthi rebels, on July 7, 2015 in the capital Sana’a. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS)

Yemen: Hadi tells UN ready for “conditional” ceasefire

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jul 9, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Jeddah and Al-Hudaydah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s exiled government told the UN on Wednesday it would accept a temporary ceasefire to end more than three months of fighting if the Houthi rebels accepted certain conditions, including the release of prisoners and...

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US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi (L) meet at a hotel in Vienna, during negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, on July 9, 2015. (Carlos Barria/Pool Photo via AP)

Iran nuclear deal close; impasse over weapons, missiles persists

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

Vienna and London, Reuters/Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran and six world powers were close to an historic nuclear agreement on Thursday that could resolve a more than 12-year dispute over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, but they remained deadlocked on the issue of Iranian arms...