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Two Policemen Killed in Bangladesh Bombing Targeting Worshippers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 8, 2016 | World

Dhaka Police said yesterday that two policemen and an unidentified woman were killed after an explosion near the site of mass Eid Al-Fitr prayers in northern Bangladesh. A police official named Mir Musharraf said that the explosions took place near the site of Eid...

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Syrian Regime Tightens its Grip on Aleppo

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 8, 2016 | Middle East

Fighting and aerial bombardment has not subsided in most areas, despite it being the second day of the truce announced by the Syrian regime. Government forces have managed to tighten their grip on the eastern neighbourhoods in the city of Aleppo, bringing them the...

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Opinion: Terrorism – No One is Safe Anywhere

by Amir Taheri | Jul 8, 2016 | Opinion

When the first wave of terrorism linked to the Middle East started in the 1970s, the assumption in the West was that the disturbing phenomenon reflected Arab anger over the Israel-Palestine issue. By the 1980s, however, a new wave of terror had appeared, striking...

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U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin look towards one another. REUTERS, Kevin Lamarque

Obama, Putin did not Reach Cooperation Agreement on Syria

by Heba El Koudsy | Jul 8, 2016 | World

Washington-U.S. President Obama spoke on Wednesday by phone with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. President Obama emphasized his concerns over the failure of the Syrian regime to comply with the Cessation of Hostilities in Syria. He stressed the importance of...

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Theresa May, U.K. home secretary. AFP

Britain’s Next Prime Minister Set to be Woman

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 8, 2016 | World

London-Two weeks after the UK referendum which resulted in Brexit, the last figure of the campaign announced his withdrawal from the conservative party leadership race to succeed David Cameron in becoming UK Prime minister. At the time when the leader of UK...