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Smoke rises from an Afghan police headquarters building in Kabul after a suicide car bombing on March 1, 2017. (AFP)

3 Killed in Twin Taliban Attacks in Afghan Capital

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 1, 2017 | World

Twin suicide attacks, claimed by the Taliban, rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, targeting two security compounds. At least three people were killed and 38 wounded in the carnage, which underscores rising insecurity in Afghanistan from the resurgent...

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Pope Francis greets Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed el-Tayeb (R), Egyptian Imam of al-Azhar Mosque at the Vatican, May 23, 2016. © Osservatore Romano / Reuters

Cairo Symposium Promotes Muslim-Christian Coexistence

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Mar 1, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Officials, experts and clerics partaking in the international meeting in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday reaffirmed that excommunicating other religions contradicts the principals of forgiveness promoted by faith and international conventions. Extremism was conceded to...

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A military vehicle patrols in the Babaji area of Lashkar Gah Helmand province, Afghanistan May 8, 2016. REUTERS/Abdul Malik

Afghan ‘Insider Attack’ Claims Lives of 11 Policemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 1, 2017 | World

Kabul- Eleven Afghan police taskforce members were shot dead at a checkpoint in the southern province of Helmand, officials said Tuesday, in the latest so-called “insider attack”. An Afghan policeman linked to the Taliban was the one to open fire. A local...

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An Iraqi Special Forces soldier moves through a hole as he searches for ISIS jihadists in Mosul, Iraq. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Iraqi Army Controls Main Roads Out of Mosul as Thousands Flee Fighting

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 1, 2017 | Middle East

U.S.-backed Iraqi army units on Wednesday took control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been in ISIS’ hands as the minister of displacement and migration said 26,000 people have fled in the 10 days since the operation was launched to retake the...

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A Palestinian boy waves a flag in the West Bank. (photo credit:REUTERS)

Fatah Deputy Chief: We Accept a One-State Solution

by Kifah Ziboun | Mar 1, 2017 | Interviews

Ramallah – Since I met him a few months ago, nothing has changed in Mahmoud el-Aloul’s entourage even though he has been elected the deputy party chief of Fatah, which means he could become leader of the movement in case of any surprises, and consequently president of...