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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi stands in boat on the Suez Canal as he attends the celebration of the completion of the new Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt, on August 6, 2015. (Reuters/The Egyptian Presidency/Handout via Reuters)

Opinion: The Battle for the New Suez Canal

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 9, 2015 | Opinion

The Muslim Brotherhood considers itself at war with the Egyptian regime. True to form, last week the group launched a massive media campaign to coincide with the inauguration ceremony for the new Suez Canal. The derisory and mocking tone of this campaign could be seen...

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Damage inside a mosque used by members of a local security force, where a suicide bomber killed at least 15 people in an attack on Thursday, is pictured in Abha, southwest Saudi Arabia, on August 6, 2015. (Reuters/Saudi Press Agency/HO)

Saudi Arabia identifies mosque attack bomber

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

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi authorities on Saturday identified the suicide bomber who carried out Thursday’s attack on a mosque in the country’s southwestern region as 21-year-old Saudi citizen Youssef Bin Suleiman Abdullah Al-Suleiman. The Interior Ministry said...

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Iraq’s Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi attends an official ceremony to receive four F-16 fighter jets from the US, at a military base in Balad, Iraq, on 20, 2015. (Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani)

Iraq’s Abadi proposes clear-out of top government posts

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

Baghdad, Reuters—Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi won the support of his cabinet on Sunday to eliminate a layer of senior government positions, part of a push to reduce corruption and save money in the face of mounting unrest. After weeks of protests demanding...