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Civilians fleeing Basra, Iraq, March 2003. Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum Photos

Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart

by Scott Anderson | Aug 14, 2016 | Features

Washington – This is a story unlike any we have previously published. It is much longer than the typical New York Times Magazine feature story; in print, it occupies an entire issue. The product of some 18 months of reporting, it tells the story of the...

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President Muhammadu Buhari delivers 2016 budget at the National Assembly in Abuja, Nigeria December 22, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Nigeria Loses Africa’s ‘Biggest Economy’ Title

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 14, 2016 | Business

Lagos- As oil rates plunge amid a tragic lack of security in the south, a massive humanitarian crisis in the north and a major power deficiency, Nigeria’s economy has collapsed within a 15-month time frame, losing the title of Africa’s biggest economy and number one...

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An Iranian border guard is seen at Pak-Iran border. (AFP)

Iran Seeks to Form a Military Force in Pakistan

by Fahd Al-Zayabi | Aug 14, 2016 | World

Riyadh – Pakistani MP Abdul Karim Bakhesh warned that Iran is trying to extend its power in Pakistan. Speaking to Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, Bakhesh said that Tehran is aiming to influence the Pakistani political arena through hosting prominent political and religious...

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One happy evacuee could be seen having his beard cut off/ Reuters

Liberation of Manbij Revives “Syrian Federalism”

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 14, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut: Celebrations filled the city of Manjib in the province of Aleppo, north Syria, shortly after Kurdish militias fighting in the region have announced yesterday they had completely controlled the city, which has been under the rule of ISIS since 2014. The...

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Hafiz Saeed Khan, a top ISIS commander in Afghanistan Photo: National Directorate of Security (NDS)

ISIS’ Afghanistan, Pakistan Branch Leader Killed by U.S. Drone Strike

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 14, 2016 | World

Washington, Kabul-The leader of ISIS’ branch in Afghanistan and Pakistan was reportedly killed in a U.S. drone strike on July 26, a Pentagon spokesman said after the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan made an official announcement of the news to Reuters. The death of Hafiz...