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Trucks are pictured after crossing the border between Iraq and Turkey as vehicles wait in line to pass Habur border gate near Silopi, Turkey, September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas


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The King Fahd Causeway as seen from space. Source: NASA World Wind


Increased Traffic on King Fahd Causeway

Increased Traffic on King Fahd Causeway

Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—As one of the highlights of the “megaprojects” of the Arabian Gulf, the King Fahd Causeway is some 16 miles (26 km) long. Unfortunately, queues and traffic jams can at times also reach this length, as Badr Al-Atishan, the director-general of...
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Two Israeli-Druze women look from the Israeli side at the Israel-Syria ceasefire line in the Golan Heights at smoke rising where clashes appeared between Syrian rebels and forces loyal to the regime near the Quneitra crossing on June 6, 2013. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)


Syria conflict spreads to the Golan Heights

Syria conflict spreads to the Golan Heights

Beirut/London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The battle continued to rage in the Golan Heights yesterday following a sudden offensive by the Free Syrian Army (FSA) to take control of the Quneitra border crossing from Assad regime forces. Ultimately, the Syrian rebels were only able...
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Palestinian flags flutter at the closed gate of the Rafah crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip. Source: AFP Photo/Said Khatib