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Kuwaitis line up to vote in the parliamentary elections, in Kuwait City, Kuwait, 27 July 2013. (EPA/Raed Qutena)

Kuwaitis head to the polls

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 27, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kuwaiti voters headed to the polls on Saturday for the second parliamentary elections to be held in eight months. The parliamentary elections are being held after a constitutional court ruling in June invalidated the last vote in December over...

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Afghan Interior Minister Mushtaba Patang arrives at the interior ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 22, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid

Afghan parliament sacks interior minister over security issues

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 22, 2013 | World

Kabul, Reuters—Afghanistan’s parliament voted on Monday to dismiss one of the country’s top security chiefs by impeaching the interior minister in a potential blow to stability as NATO-led international forces speed their withdrawal from the country....

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Australia’s former prime minister Julia Gillard walks with former deputy prime minister and treasurer Wayne Swan and other supporters after losing a Labor Party vote at Parliament House in Canberra June 26, 2013. Source: Reuters/Andrew Taylor

Aussie PM Gillard loses leadership ballot to Rudd

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 26, 2013 | World

Canberra, AP—Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was ousted as Labor Party leader Wednesday by her predecessor, Kevin Rudd, in a vote of party lawmakers hoping to avoid a huge defeat in upcoming elections. The ballot took place three years and two days after...

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A U.S. Border Patrol agent checks passenger identifications aboard an Amtrak train from Chicago to New York City on June 5, 2013 in Depew, New York. Source: John Moore/Getty Images/AFP

US immigration bill nears critical test

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 11, 2013 | World

Washington, AP—US senators are preparing to cast the first votes in the full Senate on a landmark bill that offers the best chance in decades to remake the American immigration system and offer eventual citizenship to millions. President Barack Obama, who’s made...

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This March 8, 2013 photo provided by the French Army Communications Audiovisual Office (ECPAD) shows French soldiers patrolling the Mettatai region in northern Mali. Source: AP Photo/ECPAD/Arnauld Roine

UN Extends Peacekeeping Force in Western Sahara

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2013 | World

United Nations, AP—The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to keep a U.N. peacekeeping force in Western Sahara for another year, but without a mandate to monitor human rights in the disputed territory that the United States had sought. The US abandoned...