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Protesters chant slogans against Iraq’s Shiite-led government as they wave flags during a demonstration in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 8, 2013. (AP Photo)
by Tariq Al-Hashemi | Mar 12, 2013 | Opinion
Two weeks ago we passed a milestone unlike any other. It was not a fleeting political occasion, but a true turning point in the ongoing political struggle in Iraq. On 25 February 2011, and for the first time since the fall of the former regime, those dismayed with...
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A protester holds aloft an anti-nuclear power plant sign as they stage a rally at a park in Tokyo, Saturday, March 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 10, 2013 | World
Tokyo, Reuters—Thousands of protesters marched in the Japanese capital on Sunday calling on the government to shun nuclear power, a day before the second anniversary of an earthquake and tsunami that triggered the world’s worst atomic disaster in 25 years. Japan...