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A forest fire rages in Leiria, central Portugal. AFP photo

30 Killed as Fires Rage in Portugal and Spain

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 16, 2017 | World

At least 27 people have died in fires which have ravaged forests in northern and central Portugal over the past 24 hours, rescuers said Monday, as three people were killed in neighboring Spain in blazes sparked by arsonists. In Portugal, Prime Minister Antonio Costa...

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A fire in Al-Asrounieh Market in Old Damascus. Asharq Al-Awsat Arabic

Government Blackout on Markets’ Fires in Damascus

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 12, 2017 | Middle East

Damascus- Once again, fires are swallowing up archaeological sites in Old Damascus amidst authorities’ discretion towards the real causes and with accusation against Iran of causing the fires to seize the region, with the complicity of the regime. The last fire,...

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Firefighters work in Haifa, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. AP

Israel Fire Crisis Eases, Arabs Arrested on Suspicion of Arson

by Nazir Majli | Nov 26, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv-With the success in controlling fires in Israel, the escalation of complaints due to the negligence of the government to prevent these fires, treat the victims and evacuate residents and with the intensification of threats by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

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Fires Destroy Forests in the Latakia Countryside

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 22, 2016 | Middle East

A massive fire has destroyed hundreds of kilometres of agricultural land and forests in the countryside of Al-Qardaha in the Latakia countryside which is a stronghold of the Assad regime. This has forced the population of more than five villages to flee to other areas...

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Opinion: Three Fires That Burn Syria

by Amir Taheri | Feb 26, 2016 | Opinion

Those who have closely followed President Obama’s foreign policy over the past seven and a half years know that he has always been concerned about two things. The first is how things look rather than how they are; in other words, the triumph of form over substance....