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Children attend a class at a primary school in Muna Garage IDP camp, Maiduguri, Nigeria November 7, 2016. UNICEF/Naftalin/Handout via REUTERS

Nigeria Army Raids UN Compound in City at Center of Boko Haram Conflict

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 11, 2017 | World

Nigeria’s military raided a United Nations compound on Friday in the northeastern city at the epicenter of a conflict with ultra-hardline Boko Haram, a UN official said. The objective of the search could not be determined but it could damage an already tense...

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A riot policeman walks past burning barricades erected by protesters throwing rocks, during clashes in the Kawangware slum of Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. International observers on Thursday urged Kenyans to be patient as they awaited final election results following opposition allegations of vote-rigging, but clashes between police and protesters again erupted in Nairobi. […]

Kenyan Opposition Demands Access to Election Service to Accept Results

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 11, 2017 | Uncategorized

Kenya’s opposition coalition has called on the election commission to give it, other candidates and observers access to its computer servers, saying it would accept the results of Tuesday’s election based on the figures recorded there. “If they can open...

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Egyptians look at the crash of two trains that collided near the Khorshid station in Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Osama Nageb

Egypt: At Least 36 Dead, 100 Injured in Khorshid Train Crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 11, 2017 | Middle East

Two trains collided in Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria on Friday killing 36 people and injuring more than 100 others, a health ministry spokesman said. State newspaper al-Ahram verified that at least 36 bodies had arrived at hospital morgues in Alexandria...

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Donald Trump’s early childhood home is lies unoccupied in the well kept neighborhood of Jamaica Estates on June 4, 2017 in Queens, New York. Andrew Lichtenstein—Corbis/Getty Images

Trump’s Childhood Home Rented for $777 a Night

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 11, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

New York- For a cost of $777 (£615) a night, it is now possible for anyone who desires to stay over in boyhood home of US President Donald Trump. The “opulent” home in Queens, New York City, can sleep up to 20 people. This is possible through a reservation...

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Men Suffer More than Women from Mental Health Problems Caused by Work

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 11, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London – Men are more likely than women to suffer mental health problems brought on by work and less likely to seek help, the charity Mind has said. Its survey of 15,000 employees found 1,763 of them had poor mental health. A third of men attributed that to...