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Photo taken in 1916 during WWI shows U-boat, military submarine operated by Germany.

German Submarine Wreck Found Off Belgium

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 20, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

The well-preserved wreck of a German submarine sunk during World War I has been found in the North Sea and may have the bodies of its crew still on board, Belgian officials said Tuesday. A diver who has explored the wreck, lying in 30 meters (100 feet) of water off...

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(L-R) Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry walk through a sea of red poppies inside the moat at the Tower of London in London, UK, to commemorate fallen soldiers on the centenary of the First World War, on August 5, 2014. (EPA/Andy Rain)

Opinion: The Chances of a Third World War

by Ali Ibrahim | Aug 6, 2014 | Opinion

The world is commemorating the centenary of the First World War, a conflict that claimed millions of lives, in an attempt to make sense of the fateful decisions that led to that war. The superpowers of the day sent their soldiers to fight in the belief that they would...

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Lawrence of Legend

by The Majalla | Jan 10, 2013 | The Majalla Magazine

When I was spending summer afternoons copying Arabic lettering off the blackboard at Oxford University’s Oriental Institute, I would often catch myself staring out of the dull, aluminum-framed windows. Where were the sweeping skylines pricked with minarets, the...