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Opinion: Respecting the Traditions of Peoples

by Khaled al Qashtini | Jul 9, 2016 | Opinion

One of the distinguishing features of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr 2016 is the importance accorded by department stores like Marks and Spencer and supermarkets such as Sainsbury’s to the tastes and preferences of Muslims and their rituals. Although Muslims make up...

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Opinion: The Boeing Blow

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 9, 2016 | Opinion

The economy is very important to the existence of the Iranian regime and was the main motive for it signing the nuclear deal with the west. However, Tehran has still not achieved what is desired and has not obtained what it was promised. The biggest disappointment...

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In this Dec. 18, 2015 photo security forces deploy in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Local officials blame the lack of security forces, many of them have been dispatched to front lines, for the soaring thefts, armed robberies, kidnapping for ransom, bloody tribal disputes and drug trafficking. Residents complain that political infighting over government posts and growing influence of Shiite militias have exacerbated the situation and weakened the role of the remaining security forces in the province. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

Banners Hanged by Pro-Iran Factions Enrage Basra Citizens

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 9, 2016 | Middle East

Basra – Basra Provincial Council Member Ahmed al-Saliti admitted the presence of banners in the city opposing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saliti said the banners are a reaction of certain political parties and do not represent the official statement of the...

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Iraqi security forces and civilians gather at the site after a car bomb hit Karrada, a busy shopping district in the center of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 3, 2016. Dozens of people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in two separate bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital Sunday morning, Iraqi officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Abadi Sacks Top Baghdad Security Officials

by Hamza Mustafa | Jul 9, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad–Only one day after accepting the resignation of Interior Minister Mohammed Salem al-Ghabban, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi sacked a number of high-ranking officials responsible for security in Baghdad, including the head of the Baghdad Operations...

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A Houthi militant sits amidst debris from the Yemeni Football Association building. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

World Bank: Our Operations Remain Suspended in Yemen

by Arafat Madabesh and Saeed al-Abyad | Jul 9, 2016 | Middle East

London,Cairo–Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdul Malik al-Mekhlafi revealed that the Yemeni government is studying a number of economic options for Yemen. Mekhlafi told Asharq Al-Awsat that after militias looted the central reserve, the government...