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In this photograph taken on May 13, 2012, Ghulam Azam (C), former head of the opposition Jamaat-e-Islami party, is assisted by security personnel as he emerges from the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka. A special Bangladesh court on July 13, 2013, found top Islamist, Azam, guilty of masterminding atrocities during the 1971 war of independence against Pakistan (AFP PHOTO/STR/ FILES)

Ex-party chief jailed for 90 years in Bangladesh

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 15, 2013 | World

Dhaka, Associated Press—A 91-year-old former chief of an Islamic party in Bangladesh was sentenced to 90 years in jail on Monday for crimes against humanity during the country’s 1971 independence war, angering both supporters who said the trial was politically...

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Free Syrian Army fighters get prepared ahead of an infiltration operation in Aleppo’s neighbourhood of Salaheddine. (R)

More Syrian Rockets Hit Lebanon

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 23, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Security officials in Lebanon say two Syrian rockets have struck Lebanese territories, causing what they described as “material damage.” According to local reports, one of the rockets hit a house under construction in the town of Hermel near...

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Aida cries as she recovers from severe injuries after the Syrian Army shelled her house in Idlib, north Syria, Saturday, March 10, 2012. (AP)

Opinion: Iconic Images of the Syrian War

by Diana Moukalled | Apr 22, 2013 | Opinion

We cannot look away once we lay our eyes on the picture. What first grabs our attention is her green eyes, crying in pain. Blood has dried on her bandaged head, while her hands are raised in front of her face as if protecting herself from an imminent and inevitable...

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Syrian citizens searching for bodies in the rubble of damaged buildings that were attacked by Syrian forces airstrikes, in the al-Ansari neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Source: AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC

Report Says Syrian Air Attacks Indiscriminate

by Ben Leakey | Apr 11, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Human rights campaigners have accused the Syrian Air Force of launching indiscriminate attacks on civilians in its attempts to suppress the uprising against Bashar Al-Assad. The report, issued by the New York-based international NGO Human...

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In this Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 file photo, Saif al-Islam is seen after his capture in the custody of revolutionary fighters in Zintan, Libya. (AP)

Libya Will Not Extradite Gaddafi’s Son

by Khalid Mahmoud | Apr 3, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo/London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The daughter of Muammar Gaddafi has been granted asylum in Oman after being expelled from Algeria because her behaviour angered her hosts, according to press reports confirmed by Libya’s foreign minister. Aisha Gaddafi, a 37-year-old...