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Women from the Bosnian town of Srebrenica embrace with their lawyers at a civil court in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, July 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)

Court rules Dutch state liable for 300 Srebrenica deaths

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 16, 2014 | World

The Hague, Reuters—The Netherlands is liable for about 300 of the more than 8,000 deaths in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, a Dutch court ruled on Wednesday, pinning some of the blame for Europe’s worst massacre since World War Two on the Dutch state. A district...

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Netherlands’ forward Robin van Persie scores during a Group B football match between Spain and the Netherlands at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 13, 2014. (AFP/Lluis Gene)

Netherlands thrashes Spain 5–1 in World Cup opener

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 14, 2014 | Sports

Salvador, Brazil, Associated Press—Louis van Gaal, one of the game’s greatest coaches, was criticized before the World Cup for being too defensive for a nation that loves attacking play. His decision to field five defenders against Spain, though, proved a...

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S&P cuts Netherlands rating, lifts outlook for Spain, Cyprus

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 29, 2013 | Business

Amsterdam/Madrid, Reuters—Standard & Poor’s removed one of the euro zone’s few remaining triple-A credit ratings on Friday, cutting the Netherlands to “AA+” while rewarding Spain for moves to reform public finances with an improved stable...

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General view of the Grand Place in Brussels on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Belgian police report USD 1.75-billion drug bust

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2013 | World

Brussels, AP—A three-nation investigation led to one of the biggest seizures of synthetic drugs in Europe, a haul of products to create Ecstasy pills with a street value of EUR 1.3 billion (USD 1.75 billion), the Belgian prosecutor’s office said Friday. After 30...

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Image of Muslim pilgrims during the Hajj. (Credit: British Museum)

The British Museum’s Hajj exhibition inspires Paris, Leiden and Doha

by Abeer Mishkhas | Jul 26, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—It appears that the successful exhibition of Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam that took place at London’s British Museum in January 2012 has tempted other international museums and art institutions to host similar exhibitions. In the next...