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After Brexit…Germany Struggles to Lead Europe

by Anthony Faiola | Jul 5, 2016 | World

The Washington Post Berlin- Britain may be in danger of becoming an inward-looking nation of diminished influence following its vote to leave the European Union; however, one country could find its voice in Europe dramatically amplified: Germany. Under the stewardship...

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Forces loyal to the Saudi-backed Yemeni president show their skills during a graduation ceremony at a military base in Khor Maksar, in the Yemeni southern port city of Aden, on May 1, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / SALEH AL-OBEIDI

President of Aden University: The Iranian Scheme Failed

by Mohamed Ali Mohsen | Jul 5, 2016 | Middle East

Aden – Yemeni academics revealed that Aden University campus was robbed and the university facilities were destroyed by militias. President of Aden University Hussein Basalamah told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the Iranian scheme failed in Yemen. He added that the...

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People gather at the site of a suicide car bomb in the Karrada shopping area, in Baghdad, Iraq July 3, 2016. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily

Iraqis at Karrada: Security Checkpoints Are Stupid and Our Government is a Failure

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 5, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad–Iraqi government has declared three days of national mourning after a huge bomb in Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad killed 165 people and injured 225 others last Sunday. The terrorist attack is considered one of the deadliest to target Iraq and happened one...

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Morocco Indebtedness Rises to USD32 Billion

by Lahssen Moqana | Jul 5, 2016 | Business

Casablanca-Morocco Foreign indebtedness rose 5.6% during the first quarter of 2016, according to the Ministry of Finance. Total indebtedness reached USD32 billion end of March compared to USD 30.4 billion end of 2015. Since 2011, the foreign indebtedness rose 45.5%...

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An ambulance carrying the body of Islamist opposition leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid comes out of the Dhaka Central Jail after his execution on Sunday, November 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ashikur Rahman

Bangladesh Acknowledging ISIS as Present

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 5, 2016 | Opinion

Bangladesh is one of the world’s most highly populated countries. Ranking the world’s seventh, with a population of 160 million, Bangladesh is also considered one of the most densely populated Muslim nations, ranking third after Indonesia and Pakistan. Four main...