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Syrian children lie on the ground while they and others take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz, Aug. 26, 2012. AP


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Kenyan Red Cross Rescue personnel work at the site of a building collapse in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, April 30, 2016.


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Supporters and opponents of Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi clash in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)


Egypt spirals out of control

Egypt spirals out of control

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt continued to spiral out of control on Saturday after national political forces sought to get a handle on the violence that has broken out across the country following Mohamed Mursi’s ouster. Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour met with...
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In this April 30, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama answers questions during his new conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)


US approves arms for Syrian rebels

US approves arms for Syrian rebels

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The United States has announced that it will supply direct military aid, including arms, to the Syrian rebels for the first time. US president Barack Obama took the decision after his administration concluded that Assad regime forces have...
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Free Syrian Army fighters observe the Syrian army base of Wadi al-Deif in Idlib province, Syria, Tuesday Feb. 26, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Hussein Malla


UN says Syria death toll at least 93,000

UN says Syria death toll at least 93,000

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The UN Human Rights Office issued a report on Thursday which revealed that at least 93,000 people have been killed in the Syrian civil war so far, with the actual figure estimated to be far greater. The UN report found 92,901 documented...