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Police guard the scene where two NYPD officers were shot, on December 20, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Gunman kills two New York police officers in possible revenge attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 21, 2014 | World

New York, Reuters—A gunman shot dead two New York City police officers and then killed himself, police said, after a social media post indicated he may having been seeking revenge for the death of an unarmed black man during an arrest attempt. The two New York City...

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A member of the Kurdish forces stands in an area damaged by an improvised explosive device placed by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants that killed several Peshmerga fighters and injured dozens late Wednesday, when they pushed towards Sinjar Mountain. Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. (AP Photos)

Peshmerga claim liberation of Sinjar from ISIS

by Dalshad Abdullah | Dec 21, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kurdish Peshmerga forces claimed to have liberated the northeastern town of Sinjar from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, CNN reported on Saturday. A twitter account affiliated with the Kurdistan Region Security Council said...

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An image from a propaganda video by Al-Furqan Media allegedly shows the leader of the ISIS Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi on July 5, 2014 (AFP PHOTO / HO / AL-FURQAN MEDIA)

Opinion: Sharing a World with Baghdadi?

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Dec 21, 2014 | Opinion

If you don’t like what you are seeing in reality, you can escape to your imagination, fleeing from the known to the unknown. This is the reality for people today, particularly those in the Middle East who are facing desperate hardships, whether we are talking about...

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Former Egyptian foreign minister and presidential candidate Amr Moussa speaks during an interview with Reuters in Cairo, Egypt on March 11, 2014. (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih)

Amr Moussa: Egypt’s political parties “weak” but not ineffective

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Dec 21, 2014 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Although Egypt’s political parties are “weak,” they can play an effective role in forming the next parliament and launching a political movement in Egypt, Amr Moussa said. The Egyptian statesman and political veteran spoke to...

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Image of gameplay taken from Ramzi’s Rumble. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Fight Israeli occupation in game Ramzi’s Rumble

by Mahmud El Shafey | Dec 21, 2014 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Want to fight Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territory? Pretty soon, you’ll be able to do just that in Ramzi’s Rumble, a forthcoming Indie game that puts the player in the shoes of a young Palestinian who has to defend his land from...