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Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces in West Bank on Friday. EPA (Asharq Al-Awsat Arabic)

Clashes Renew in Jaffa following Arrest of a Palestinian

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 5, 2017 | Middle East

Tal Aviv- Clashes renewed in Jaffa on Thursday between Palestinians and the Israeli police, after a protest against the violence of the police and the repetitive offenses on Arabs in addition to arrests – the police detained a number of citizens including brother of...

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Palestinians react to water canon and tear gas fired by Israeli troops during clashes in the West Bank city of Bethlehem July 21, 2017. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

The Palestinian Authority Appeals to International Forces to Protect Jerusalem

by Kifah Ziboun | Jul 23, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Saturday appealed to world countries to aid in protecting Jerusalem and Palestinians amid rising tensions over Al-Aqsa Mosque. Israeli authorities had sent extra troops into the occupied West Bank as international concern...

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Indian policemen guard a street during a protest against the killing of Burhan Wani, a separatist militant leader, in Srinagar, July 10, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Pakistan Says Retaliatory Attack Killed Five Indian Soldiers in Kashmir

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 3, 2017 | World

The Pakistani military said on Saturday its troops had killed five Indian soldiers in retaliation to Indian firing along the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir. Pakistan on Friday accused Indian troops of shooting without provocation in Nezapir sector, wounding two...

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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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Police secure the area after an explosion outside a courthouse in Izmir, Turkey, January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Hakan Akgun

Kurdistan Freedom Falcons Claim Responsibility for Attack in Izmir

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jan 12, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil- The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, TAK, have claimed responsibility for the attack in Izmir that has left three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) severely injured. A leader at TAK reported to Asharq Al-Awsat that some TAK units attacked two...