Asharq Al-Awsat English

Asharq Al-Awsat English Edition — archived news and opinion from the pan-Arab daily (2005–2017). Published by Saudi Research and Media Group (SRMG).

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Cameroon Orders Anglophone Region Total Lockdown

Cameroon authorities on Friday banned all gatherings of more than four people, ordered bus stations, eateries and shops to shut and forbade movement between divisions of its English-speaking region for three days to prevent planned protests. Anglophone Cameroonians plan to demonstrate on Oct. 1st, t

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Cubans are Angry, Can’t Seek Visas in US

Cubans said they were both heartbroken and enraged by the United States’ decision on Friday to stop processing visas at its embassy in Havana that would further tear at the seams of families already divided by the Florida Straits. The United States said it was cutting its diplomatic presence in Cuba

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Russia, N.Korea Discuss Nuclear Crisis in Moscow

Russian and North Korean officials announced that they will meet in Moscow to discuss the North Korea crisis, a move welcomed by the United States, which has been locked in am increasingly heated war of words with Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile programs. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Oleg B

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Deadly Shabaab Attack on Somali Army Base

Shabaab militants killed at least 15 soldiers in an attack on a Somali military base near the capital Mogadishu, the group and officials said on Friday. The militants used guns and car bombs to take control of the Somali National Army military camp and a nearby town, Barire, 50 km southwest of Mogad

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At Least 22 Dead in Mumbai Commuter Stampede

A commuter stampede on a crowded pedestrian bridge connecting two railway stations in India’s financial hub Mumbai during the morning rush hour Friday killed at least 22 people, officials said. Dozens of people took shelter on the bridge during a sudden monsoon downpour and the deadly crush started