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This file photo released on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, by the Iranian Defense Ministry, claims to show the launch of the Fateh-110 short-range surface-to-surface missile by Iranian armed forces, at an undisclosed location. Source: AP Photo/Iranian Defense Ministry,Vahid Reza Alaei


Syria readies missiles to strike Israel

Syria readies missiles to strike Israel

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The UK’s Sunday Times learned this week that the Syrian military has prepared batteries of its most advanced missiles to retaliate against Israel in the event of another air strike. This incident has increased fears that the Syrian conflict...
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In this Sunday, May 5, 2013 file photo provided by the Syrian official news agency SANA, workers clear the rubble of buildings destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Damascus, Syria.(AP Photo/SANA, File)


Opinion: Israeli Messages in Several Directions

Opinion: Israeli Messages in Several Directions

Many political commentators have attempted to discern Israel’s real reasons for the dual strike it launched on military targets in Syria at the end of last week. Personally, I figure that neither Israel’s strategy—especially in the Benjamin Netanyahu era—nor the...
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Tunisian protestors hold a large Syrian flag on May 6, 2013 during a demonstration in Tunis following Israeli air raids on Syria. Source: AFP Photo/Fethi Belhaid


Opinion: Are You With Israel or Syria?

Opinion: Are You With Israel or Syria?

There is no need to support either. When Israel attacks the Syrian regime, it is defending its security and its interests. We are willing to accept that Assad’s forces and their storage facilities have been attacked, since this helps disarm the regim and accelerate...
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A file picture dated 04 November 2012 shows an Israeli F-15 jet fighter as it lowers its landing gear to come in for landing at an air force base in southern Israel. (EPA/JIM HOLLANDER)


Israeli Officials Confirm Syria Air Strike

Israeli Officials Confirm Syria Air Strike

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Israel carried out an air strike into Syrian territory, targeting a missiles shipment reportedly bound for Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon, Israeli officials confirmed on Saturday. Tel Aviv had previously made clear that it is prepared to...
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Saeed al-Shihri