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Sweden’s center-left Social Democrat leader Stefan Lofven arrives at his home in central Stockholm after the general election, September 14, 2014. (REUTERS/Claudio Bresciani/TT News Agency)

Swedish Social Democrats face tough coalition talks after election

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 15, 2014 | World

Stockholm, Reuters—Swedish Social Democrat leader Stefan Löfven faces a tough task building a new government after an election on Sunday left the center-left short of a majority in parliament and handed the balance of power to a party that wants to slash immigration....

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French President Francois Hollande (L) and Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal (R) leave after a group photo at the International Conference on Peace and Security in Iraq on September 15, 2014 at the Quai d’Orsay in Paris. (AFP PHOTO / Brendan SMIALOWSKI)

France opens Iraq conference urging “global” fight on jihadists

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 15, 2014 | Middle East

Paris, Reuters—French President Francois Hollande called on Monday for united international action to tackle the threat from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants as he opened a conference on Iraq bringing together members of a US-led coalition. The United...

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Civilians walk near a destroyed building after a Syrian Air Force fighter jet launched a bomb in the city of Aleppo on September 3, 2012. (Reuters/Youssef Boudlal)

Opinion: “Better off than Syria or Iraq”

by Diana Moukalled | Sep 15, 2014 | Opinion

An Egyptian television anchorwoman recently expressed her disapproval of a new development in social media live on air. With some shock—and with an intensity bordering on the contrived—the anchorwoman denounced the use by young Egyptians of a certain hashtag as highly...

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US citizen Matthew Todd Miller (2nd R) sits in a witness box during his trial at the North Korean Supreme Court in Pyongyang September 14, 2014, in this photo released by Kyodo. (REUTERS/Kyodo)

North Korea sentences US citizen Matthew Todd Miller to six years hard labour

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 14, 2014 | World

Seoul, Reuters—North Korea sentenced US citizen Matthew Todd Miller to six years hard labor for committing “hostile acts” as a tourist to the country, a statement carried by state media said on Sunday. Matthew Miller joins Kenneth Bae to become the second...

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Yemeni army soldiers man a checkpoint amid fears of attacks by Shi’ite Houthi militants in Sana’a, Yemen, on September 14, 2014. (EPA/Yahya Arhab)

Gulf Initiative backers blame Houthis for Yemen unrest

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Sep 14, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The 10 backers of the Gulf Initiative have blamed the Shi’ite Houthi movement for the unrest in the Yemeni capital Sana’a and the Al-Jawf province, large parts of which are under the control of the group. In a statement on Saturday, the...