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A general view showing the destroyed Hamas site following an Israeli airstrike in the west of Gaza City, 13 July 2014. (EPA/MOHAMMED SABER)

Israeli commandos clash with Hamas militants on sixth day of Gaza offensive

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 13, 2014 | Middle East

Gaza and Jerusalem, Reuters—Israeli naval commandos clashed with Hamas militants in a raid on the coast of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, in what appeared to be the first ground assault of a six-day Israeli offensive on the territory aimed at stopping Palestinian rocket...

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Refugees fleeing from Mosul head to the self-ruled northern Kurdish region in Erbil, Iraq, 217 miles (350 kilometers) north of Baghdad, on Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo)

Opinion: Arabs and the Culture of Dialogue

by Bakir Oweida | Jun 29, 2014 | Opinion

Arab countries have been going through a downward spiral on a number of levels over the past few years. In fact, the situation in the Arab world is going from bad to worse. Take the recent UN report on the numbers and conditions of refugees around the world released...

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Israeli soldiers control the access of one of the roads near Rosh Hanikra on the Israeli-Lebanese border on December 16, 2013 (AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ)

Israeli, Lebanese, UN officers to discuss cross-border killing

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 16, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut/Jerusalem, Reuters—Israeli, Lebanese and UN military officers will meet on Monday to defuse tension after a “rogue” Lebanese soldier shot dead an Israeli soldier the day before, Israel’s defense minister said. The Lebanese soldier went missing...