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Retired British Army Major-Generals Roddy Porter (C) and Tim Cross (R) speak to Asharq Al-Awsat. (Asharq Al-Awsat/James Hanna)
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A US flag flies in front of the Annex I building inside the compound of the US embassy in Baghdad in this December 14, 2011, file photo. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson)
23 US diplomatic missions set to suspend operations
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The US State Department has announced that twenty-three US embassies and consulates across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia are to close Sunday, citing intelligence regarding possible attacks by Al-Qaeda-linked groups. In a press briefing...Caption:
This image released by the TriBeca Film Festival shows a scene from “Wadjda”, a film shot in Saudi Arabia, and the first Saudi film made by a female director. (AP Photo/TriBeca Film Festival)
LA Film Festival showcases Middle Eastern movies
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Last year, Lebanese tourism minister Fadi Abboud considered legal action against Showtime over their series Homeland, set partly in Beirut. He told the Associated Press that “it showed Hamra Street with militia roaming in it. This does...Caption:
A Palestinian cleans a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip, 19 February 2013 after Egyptian authorities pumped wastewater into the tunnels running under the border in a campaign to stop smuggling into the Gaza Strip. Source: EPA
Gaza’s fried chicken smugglers
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fast-food takes on an entirely different meaning in the Gaza Strip, where some Gazans are willing to wait up to four hours for a delivery of KFC. Unlike the West Bank, the 25-mile long coastal strip does not have any trademark fast-food...Caption:
An man injured by a car bomb that exploded in the parking lot of a Benghazi hospital is rushed for treatment on May 13, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ABDULLAH DOMA