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An aerial view shows Doha’s diplomatic area March 21, 2013. REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad

The Truth behind Military Intervention in Qatar

by Salman Al-dossary | Sep 21, 2017 | Opinion

Only 48 hours into Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt putting their boycott with Qatar into effect, Doha straightaway announced resorting to Turkish army troops. The move shocked all Gulf States and even other foreign forces. Neither was the rift with Qatar a...

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Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi are seen through an Islamist flag as they chant slogans during a rally near the University of Cairo, Giza, Egypt, Friday, July 5, 2013.

Egypt: Sinai unrest spiraling out of control

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Jul 12, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The security situation in the Sinai Peninsula has deteriorated even further following the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, with a series of terrorist attacks being carried out by suspected Islamist militants. Egyptian army spokesman...

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In this Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 file photograph, the Rafah border terminal between Egypt and Gaza, and the only gateway for Gaza’s people, is closed and guarded by Egyptian border guards in Rafah, Egypt.(AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa, File)

Egypt closes Rafah border crossing in wake of kidnappings

by Nadine Makarem | May 18, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian police closed the Rafah border crossing with Gaza on Friday after seven Egyptian seurity officers were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula near the border with Israel earlier this week. Egyptian Security and Bedouin...