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George Zimmerman (L) is congratulated by his defense team after being found not guilty, on the 25th day of his trial at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center July 13, 2013 in Sanford, Florida (AFP PHOTO / Joe Burbank)


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Loyalists watch a bonfire in the Sandy Row area of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Thursday, July 11, 2013.(AP Photo/Peter Morrison)


32 police officers, lawmaker hurt in Belfast riots

32 police officers, lawmaker hurt in Belfast riots

Belfast, Associated Press—Hundreds of police reinforcements from Britain were deployed on Belfast’s rubble-strewn streets Saturday after Protestant riots over a blocked march left 32 officers, a senior lawmaker and at least eight rioters wounded. Northern...
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Supporters of the ousted Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi, wave an Islamic group flag with Arabic words on it read:”No God only the God,” during a demonstration after the Iftar prayer, evening meal when Muslims break their fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan, in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday July 10, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Hussein Malla


Opinion: Can the ousted president return?

Opinion: Can the ousted president return?

The Muslim Brotherhood is aware that Egypt’s Mohammad Mursi will not return to the presidency. But through their protests demanding his reinstatement, they want to confirm what they consider to be their legitimate right to the presidency, presenting themselves as...
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An opponents of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi holds a placard during a protest in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, 07 July 2013. (EPA/KHALED ELFIQI.)


Opinion: Egypt’s “déjà vu”

Opinion: Egypt’s “déjà vu”

The world-famous French expression “déjà vu”—which is also the title of a famous film—means thinking that a new incident or life experience had occurred before. This expression may be somehow applied to the current events in Egypt, particularly the new revolution of...
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Protesters in Istanbul’s Taksim Square (Asharq Al-Awsat)


Teargassed in Taksim

Teargassed in Taksim

Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—It started as an evening walk down Istiklal, but an hour later I was trapped in a blind alley, crouched behind a bread cart with no opportunity to retreat as the police fired volley after volley of tear gas down Istanbul’s main shopping...