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In this picture taken on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, Iranians walk through Tehran’s old main bazaar, ahead of the Iranian New Year, or Nowruz, in downtown Tehran, Iran. Nowruz which means “New Day” in Persian, marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year on the Iranian calendar, which occurs exactly on […]

When Israel vetoed a plot to kill Khomeini in Paris

by Amir Taheri | Jun 3, 2015 | Book Reviews

[inset_left]A Bazaar Life: The Autobiography of David Alliance By David Alliance with Ivan Fallon The Robson Press, 448 pages London, 2015[/inset_left] According to conventional wisdom, Iran and Israel are mortal foes locked in a deadly struggle to the bitter end....

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Belgian paratroopers guard outside a Jewish school in the central city of Antwerp January 17, 2015. (Reuters Photos.)

Troops take to Belgian streets to guard against attacks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 17, 2015 | World

Brussels, Reuters—Belgium is deploying hundreds of troops to guard possible terrorism targets, including Jewish sites and diplomatic missions, following deadly raids on an Islamist cell, the defence minister said on Saturday. Up to 300 military will be stationed at...

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Syrian refugees cross the border into the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, August 19, 2013. (REUTERS/Azad Lashkari)

The Sectarian Map of Syria

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Sep 1, 2013 | Features

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Since the dawn of history, Syria has lain at the crossroads of mankind’s greatest commercial religious and political powers. However, the land known as the Fertile Crescent has seen more than just the rise and fall of great ancient...