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Iraqi Shiite tribesmen brandish their weapons as they gather to show their willingness to join Iraqi security forces in the fight against Jihadist militants who have taken over several northern Iraqi cities, on June 17 2014, in the southern Shiite Muslim shrine city of Najaf. Fighting erupted at the northern approaches to Baghdad Tuesday as […]

Opinion: Boris, Blair and Iraq

by Ali Ibrahim | Jun 18, 2014 | Opinion

More than eleven years have passed since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, yet the political arguments in Western capitals on whether the toppling of Saddam Hussein was right or wrong continue to endure. The reasons for these arguments can be clearly seen on the ground in...

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In this Monday, June 17, 2013 file photo, Iranian President-elect Hasan Rouhani, places his hand on his heart as a sign of respect, after speaking at a news conference, in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Iran: Rouhani invites UK’s ex-foreign minister to inauguration

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 26, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In what may be an attempt to improve relations with the West, Iranian president-elect Hassan Rouhani has invited a former British foreign minister to his inauguration, following the decision of the current British government not to attend the...