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This May 27, 2011 file photo shows American Journalist James Foley as he poses for a photo in Boston, USA. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Foley killer identified, says British newspaper

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 24, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The British intelligence services have identified the killer of American freelance journalist James Foley, according to a British newspaper. London’s Sunday Times quoted “senior government sources” as saying that Foley’s killer had been...

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Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron visits a UK Aid Disaster Response Center where humanitarian supplies are being collected to be airlifted to Iraq at Cotswold Airport near the village of Kemble, Gloucestershire, southern England, on August 14, 2014. (AFP Photo/Pool/Stefan Wermuth)

UK prime minister reaffirms bigger British role in Iraq

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 18, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—British Prime Minister David Cameron restated his belief that the UK should expand its role in Iraq on Monday, but said it would stop short of “boots on the ground.” Meanwhile, speaking at a Royal Air Force base in Cyprus, Minister of Defense...

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Selva Rasalingam (L) as Kevin/Khaled Al Hamrani and Nabil Elouahabi as Carlos Fuentes in The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes. (Photo by Judy)

Tale of an Iraqi refugee’s struggle to become British takes to London stage

by Al-Mustafa Najjar | Aug 2, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—“Arabs are savage tribes, but Britain is the land of democracy,” shouts Salim Abdul Hussein—or Carlos Fuentes—as he struggles in his broken English to convince the UK Border Agency officer of the validity of his asylum claim. Based on a short...

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Servicemen of the maritime security of the State Border Service of Ukraine prepare to patrol the Tahanroz’ka gulf of the sea of Azov on July 31, 2014, to prevent illegal entry of armed groups and smuggling of weapons from nearby Russia. (AFP Photo/ Alexander Khudoteply)

“Complacent” NATO unprepared for Russian threat: British lawmakers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 31, 2014 | World

London, Reuters—NATO is not prepared for the threat of a Russian attack on one of its members, British lawmakers said on Thursday, calling for more equipment and troops to be positioned in the Baltic States, which, they said, were particularly vulnerable....

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A general view of the Houses of Parliament and the river Thames in London, England, taken on January 21, 2014. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

UK chemical export licenses for Syria “irresponsible”: official report

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 23, 2014 | World

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A 2012 government decision to approve two arms export licenses for dual-use chemicals to Syria as “irresponsible,” the UK House of Commons Committees on Arms Export Controls said in a report published Wednesday. Although the materials were not...