Why Europe Should Ban Hezbollah
According to Bulgarian investigators, Hezbollah was responsible for the July 2012 bus bombing that left five Israelis and a Bulgarian dead at Burgas airport. Two of the Hezbollah operatives were...
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North Korea Sentences American to 15 Years Hard Labor
A South Korean man watches a television news program showing Korean American Kenneth Bae at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo)Seoul, Reuters—North Korea...
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Asharq Al-Awsat Exclusive: The Untold Story of Al-Zarqawi’s Wife
Black and white file photo of Al-Qaeda in Iraq commander Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi. (AP)Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Over the past year in Saudi Arabia, one story has continued to be cited and mentioned across...
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Yemen seeks maritime arms smuggling crackdown
Men (front row) accused of smuggling weapons from Iran sit in the court room of a state security court for their first hearing, in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on April 23, 2013....
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Stockholm calmer but violence spreads outside Swedish capital
Firemen extinguish a blaze at a nursery school in the Stockholm suburb of Kista after youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm, Sweden for a fourth consecutive night on May 24, 2013....
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Sopranos star James Gandolfini dies in Italy
James Gandolfini in his role as Tony Soprano, head of the New Jersey crime family portrayed in HBO’s “The Sopranos.” Source: AP Photo/HBO, Barry Wetcher Los Angeles, Reuters—James Gandolfini, the burly...
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Somali pirates now protecting illegal fishing business
An armed pirate stands on the coastline at Hobyo town in northeastern Somalia. Source: Mohamed Dahir/AFP/Getty Image Nairobi, AP—Frustrated by a string of failed hijacking attempts, Somali pirates have...
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Indian court convicts 4 in fatal gang rape case
A police van leaves a court complex carrying four men convicted in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a moving New Delhi bus last year, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. (AP...
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Amanda Knox’s murder conviction reinstated
Amanda Knox appears on NBC News’ “Today” show in New York, in this image released by NBC on September 20, 2013. (Reuters/Peter Kramer) Florence, Associated Press—More than two years after Amanda Knox...
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Lebanon fears crime wave after kidnapping boom
Lebanese policemen patrol in front the Turkish airlines office in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fears of crime are growing in...
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Iran is Ranked No.1 Globally for Human Trafficking
An Iranian child holding a message requesting help in a queue of Iranian refugees at the border between Greece and Macedonia (Getty) In a report issued by the US Department of State, Iran occupied...
View ArticleAsir Police Play Down ‘African Gang’ Activity
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. ABHA, Asharq Al-Awsat—Recent press reports of criminal gangs at large in the Saudi Arabian province of Asir are overstated, according … continue reading Asir Police Play Down...
View ArticleRetrial of Egypt’s Mubarak and Sons Set for April 13
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Cairo, Reuters—An Egyptian court set the date on Sunday for a retrial of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak, his sons and … continue reading Retrial of Egypt’s Mubarak and Sons Set for...
View ArticleAbu Qatada Arrested in Britain for Breaching Bail Terms
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. London, Reuters—Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada has been arrested in London for breaching his bail terms, days before the British … continue reading Abu Qatada Arrested in...
View ArticleBin Laden’s Son-In-Law Pleads Not Guilty
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Osama Bin Laden’s son-in-law, Suleiman Abu Ghaith, pleaded not guilty on Friday to plotting against Americans in his … continue reading Bin Laden’s...
View ArticleWhy Europe Should Ban Hezbollah
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