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Rohingya Muslims from Rakhine State in Myanmar gather near the Bangladesh border. (AFP)

Thousands of Rohingya Muslims Flee Clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 27, 2017 | World

Thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar’s Rakhine state in the northwest to neighboring Bangladesh as border clashes continued on Sunday. The government evacuated some 4,000 non-Muslim villagers in the unrest. The death toll from the violence that erupted on Friday...

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A man embroiders the Kiswa, a silk cloth covering the Holy Kaaba, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, at a factory in the holy city of Mecca. (Reuters)

Saudi Factory Stitches Gold-Laced Cover for Islam’s Holiest Site

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 27, 2017 | Features

Dozens of Saudi craftsmen are hard at work in a factory in Mecca preparing an embroidered black and gold cloth to cover the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam. Known as the Kiswa, the cloth is woven from silk and cotton and adorned with verses from the Qoran. A new one...

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Germany Vs. Twitter

Germany vs. Twitter

by Jochen Bittner | Aug 27, 2017 | Opinion

Hamburg, Germany — Heiko Maas may be about to learn where the road being paved with his good intentions will lead. A Social Democrat and the current federal justice minister, he has announced ambitious plans to rid the internet of abusive and offensive language. His...

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Tens of thousands marched in Barcelona on Saturday to commemorate the two deadly attacks in Catalonia, including Spain’s King Felipe VI. (AFP)

Death Toll in Spain Terror Attacks Climbs to 16 after German Victim Dies

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 27, 2017 | World

The death toll from the twin terrorist attacks in Spain two weeks ago rose to 16 after a German woman succumbed to her injuries on Sunday. She was left in a critical condition when a militant drove the rented vehicle into crowds in Barcelona’s famous Las Ramblas...

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Watch what you type. Photographer: Michael Smith/Newsmakers

Too Much Power Lies in Tech Companies’ Hands

by Stephen Carter | Aug 27, 2017 | Opinion

The Daily Stormer is finally off the internet. Well, the public internet anyway. Earlier this week, the hate-spewing white supremacist site lost its domain name registration when it was kicked off first GoDaddy and then Google for violating terms of its contracts....