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FILE PHOTO – A man passes a road sign while pulling supplies towards the Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing in Chaman November 28, 2011. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed

Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Reopens on ‘Humanitarian Grounds’

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

Pakistan reopened a major border crossing with Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, more than three weeks after several people were killed when troops from both sides exchanged fire for hours. The Chaman crossing into Afghanistan’s Kandahar province was...

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Indian security personnel stand guard inside the Indian Air Force (IAF) base at Pathankot in Punjab, India, January 4, 2016. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta

Pakistan Wages Cold War against India

by Prakriiti Gupta | Oct 10, 2016 | World

New Delhi- While India and Pakistan are busy exchanging fire on the borders, Pakistanis are using pigeons, balloons and music to express anger against India. Since the terrorist attack in September against the Indian army camp in Auri, where 20 Indian soldiers were...

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Police and civilian cars cross the border outpost between Saudi Arabia and Yemen, east of the southern Saudi province of Najran in 2003 (AFP Photo/Khaled Fazaa

Saudi Border Guards Fall Martyrs after Fire Exchange with Armed Militias

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 25, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Five members of the Saudi border patrol had fallen martyrs following fierce rounds of fire exchange with armed militants attempting to illegally crossover the southern borderlines. The clashes took place near the Yemen-neighboring Najran region, officials reported on...

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Bruce Riedel: U.S. Iraq Invasion Paved Way to Regional Divide, Syria, Libya to Disappear

by Huda Al Husseini | Jul 14, 2016 | Interviews

London- 30 years after serving at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) , senior former national intelligence officer for the Mid-East and a member of President Obama’s transition team Bruce Riedel has come to be a renowned counter-terrorism expert. Serving...

Fleeing Syrian Grounds, 11 Asylum Seekers Dead

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 19, 2016 | Middle East

Activists and a monitoring group on Sunday reported the death of at least 11 Syrians, mostly from one family, attempting to cross into Turkey from northwestern Syria. The reports accused Turkish border patrol responsible for the shooting which took down the refugees....