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Bangladesh opposition enforces nationwide shutdown
A bus burns after it was set on fire by opposition protestors ahead of nationwide general strike Wednesday and Thursday by an 18-party opposition alliance to protest what it alleges killing of Islamic...
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Policeman, rebel killed in Indian Kashmir fighting
Indian paramilitary soldiers patrol during a shutdown in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 01 July 2013. Source: EPA/Farooq Khan Srinagar, AP—A policeman and a militant were killed in a...
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Tunisia: Tensions escalate on opposition leader’s assassination
Tunisians shout slogans in front of the interior ministry headquarters following the assassination of leading opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi on July 25, 2013 in Tunis. (AFP/Khalil) Tunis, Asharq...
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Libyan state oil company suspends contracts due to strike
A cargo ship at the port of the Libyan capital Tripoli. File photo. Image by: AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIATripoli, Asharq AL-Awsat—Libya was forced to suspend contractual obligations by declaring a state of...
View ArticleUS Strikes Kill at Least 50 at Al Qaeda Yemen Camp
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. The US military struck an al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) training camp located in the mountains of Southern Yemen … continue reading US Strikes Kill at Least 50 at Al...
View ArticleBritish Eurostar Staff to Strike for Seven Days in August, Says UK Union
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. British workers on Eurostar trains that run across the English Channel will strike for seven days in August, including a … continue reading British Eurostar Staff to Strike for...
View ArticleSudan: Doctors Continue Nationwide Strike Across All Hospitals
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Doctors working in Sudan’s government hospitals are on strike for the second day running. They are demanding better working environments, … continue reading Sudan: Doctors...
View ArticleOpinion: The First US – Houthi Confrontation
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. US warplanes finally struck Houthi sites and radars on the Red Sea coast after US navy ships were bombed twice. … continue reading Opinion: The First US – Houthi Confrontation
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