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Palestinians react as a group of Jewish settlers forced their way into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem as they mark ‘Jerusalem Day’ in Jerusalem, on May 17, 2015 (Muammar Awad/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

A Symphony of Parallel Tragedies

by Amir Taheri | Jul 12, 2015 | Book Reviews

[inset_left]Destinies: Concerto of the Holocaust and NakbaRabee Al-MadhounArab Institute for Publication, 267 pagesBeirut, 2015[/inset_left] London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The subtitle of this new novel by Palestinian writer Rabee Al-Madhoun describes it as “a concerto in...

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Workers clear rubble at the site of an explosion near the Italian Consulate in Downtown Cairo, Egypt, on July 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)

Egypt: ISIS claims responsibility for attack on Italian consulate

by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Jul 12, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—One person was killed and 10 injured in an explosion that targeted the Italian consulate in Cairo on Saturday morning, according to health officials. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). A Twitter account...

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Some of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) online recruitment propaganda. Asharq Al-Awsat)

Opinion: Blocking Twitter is not the solution

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 12, 2015 | Opinion

Many counterterror experts believe they have pinpointed the source of the problem when it comes to terrorism and extremism. They believe social media networks are to blame because they play a hand in inciting extremism and help with the recruitment of militants. Some...

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Smoke rises after a Saudi-led airstrike in Sana’a, Yemen, on July 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Houthis committed “massacres” during first day of truce: Yemen FM

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jul 12, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s internationally recognized government will in the coming days present evidence to the United Nations regarding crimes committed by Houthi rebels in the country immediately after the start of a UN-declared truce on Friday...