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A handout picture released by the Tunisian Presidency’s Press Service on July 4, 2015 shows Tunisian President Beji Caid El-Sebsi speaking during a press conference in the capital Tunis, during which he announced he was declaring a 30-day state of emergency in the country. (EPA/Tunisian Presidency)

Tunisia declares state of emergency after Sousse attacks

by Kamal Ben Younes | Jul 5, 2015 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisia’s President Beji Caid El-Sebsi on Saturday announced a month-long state of emergency in the country, saying Tunisia faced further terrorist threats from extremists following last week’s attack on tourists at a beach resort in Sousse....

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In this Monday, June 29, 2015 file photo, an Egyptian policeman stands guard at the site of a bombing that killed Egypt’s top prosecutor, Hisham Barakat, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Eman Helal, File)

Opinion: Who is Behind the Attacks in Egypt?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 5, 2015 | Opinion

Last week terrorists ruined any chance for Egyptians to celebrate President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s first full year in power. The assassination of the country’s top judicial official, prosecutor-general Hisham Barakat, who was killed when a car bomb targeted his...

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Residents ride on a motorcycle and past a market during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Aleppo, Syria, on June 23, 2015. (Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail)

Syrian activists, economists push to use Turkish lira in Aleppo’s rebel-controlled areas

by Paula Astih | Jul 5, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian activists and economists have proposed a new initiative to use the Turkish lira as the main currency in liberated areas of Aleppo, following recent gains made by rebels in Syria’s largest city. The initiative calls for Syrians owning...

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Indian college students take part in a demonstartion on the occasion of United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture in Bangalore on June 26, 2015. The students demanded the Indian government to ratify the convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment or punishment and to pass a domestic legislation categorically prohibiting torture. AFP PHOTO/ Manjunath KIRAN

Opinion: Our Desperate Attempts to Reject Torture

by Diana Moukalled | Jul 4, 2015 | Opinion

This month is dedicated to a global media campaign against torture. Documented testimonies, investigations, articles and videos of survivors from across the world are being broadcast on alternative media platforms and websites in an attempt to exert more pressure on...

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Libya Dawn fighters look at Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant positions near Sirte on March 19, 2015. (Reuters/Goran Tomasevic)

ISIS militants have fled Libya to Egypt: official

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jul 4, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Dozens of militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group have entered Egypt from Libya in recent months, security and military officials warn. Salaheddin Abdul Kareem, a Libyan military adviser, told Asharq Al-Awsat...