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The lobby of the CIA Headquarters building in McLean, Virginia, is shown in this August 14, 2008 file photo. (REUTERS/Larry Downing)


US Senate torture report slams CIA

US Senate torture report slams CIA

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The US Senate’s Intelligence Select Committee issued a damning report on the interrogation of terrorist suspects by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Tuesday, saying the agency had lied to officials about the nature of its activities,...
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Abu Qatada returns to his north London home after being freed on bail in England, on November 13, 2012. (EPA/Andy Rain)


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The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California January 29, 2013. (REUTERS/Robert Galbraith)


Opinion: Israel’s Facebook Panic

Opinion: Israel’s Facebook Panic

About a decade ago, the well-known Israeli novelist David Grossman described Israeli society as being in a perpetual fit of panic. Behind all of the manifestations of oppression and force Israel is employing against the Palestinians—from evictions and killings to...
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Policemen stand at the scene of bombing in Karzakan village, north of Bahrain, on December 9, 2014.(EPA/STR)


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Yemeni security forces are deployed on the street in the southern city of Aden during clashes following a demonstration by members of the separatist Southern Movement calling for independence from the north of the country on December 8, 2014. (AFP Photo)