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Somali soldiers patrol the streets of Mogadishu on February 22, 2014. (AFP)

Four Shabaab Fighters Executed in Somalia

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 25, 2017 | World

Somalia announced that it executed four suspects who fought with the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab group. The four men were behind a 2016 attack that killed 80 people, a military officer said on Tuesday. The four men were executed in Baidoa, which lies about 245 km (150...

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Saudi Arabia: Restoring Allowances for State Personnel End of May

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – Saudi Finance Ministry has revealed that restoring allowances for the state personnel take place by the end of May. Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said in Monday’s statement that the ministry received inquiries from local media means on the...

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A Syrian man holds a girl as he stands on the rubble of houses that were destroyed by Syrian regime air strikes in Aleppo, Syria. (AFP)

We Oppose the Spheres of Influence

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 25, 2017 | Opinion

Colonial powers are historically held responsible for tensions and conflicts straining the Middle East in pre-WWII times, with approximately 60 percent of the regional map having been occupied by foreign forces. After the Second World War, colonialism was mostly...

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The Crisis of Western Civ

by David Brooks | Apr 25, 2017 | Opinion

Between 1935 and 1975, Will and Ariel Durant published a series of volumes that together were known as “The Story of Civilization.” They basically told human history (mostly Western history) as an accumulation of great ideas and innovations, from the Egyptians,...

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Marwan Barghouti (photo credit:REUTERS/BAZ RATNER)

Barghouti Refuses Treatment Despite Deteriorating Health

by Kifah Ziboun and Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah, Tel Aviv – Fears have risen for jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti after reports stating his health is “dangerously deteriorating” especially that the hunger strike he began along with other detainees completed its first week. Barghouti is a member of the...