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President Barack Obama says goodbye at the conclusion of his news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, December 19, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Opinion: The world is not Sony

by Tariq Alhomayed | Dec 23, 2014 | Opinion

During his end-of-year press conference on Friday, US President Barack Obama, the leader of the world’s only remaining superpower, spoke for an hour and a half without saying anything of any worth related to political issues, and without receiving a single important...

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Iraqi Vice-President Iyad Allawi speaks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraq: Allawi proposes “roadmap” to defeat sectarianism

by Hamza Mustafa | Dec 23, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Vice-President Iyad Allawi proposed a national unity initiative to the country’s president, prime minister, speaker of parliament, and head of judiciary, on Monday, warning that he saw it as “the last chance” to prevent the country from...

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This undated file photo shows a Saudi money changer counting Saudi riyals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)

Inflation in Saudi Arabia to hit seven-year low: analysts

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | Dec 23, 2014 | Business

Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Inflation in Saudi Arabia is set to reach its lowest levels since April 2007, when official figures from the Kingdom’s Central Department of Statistics and Information are released towards the end of the month, according to sources speaking to...

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A soldier escorts schoolchildren from the Army Public School that was under attack by Taliban gunmen in Peshawar, Pakistan, on December 16, 2014. (Reuters/Khuram Parvez)

Opinion: A Chilling Response to a Terrible Tragedy

by Diana Moukalled | Dec 23, 2014 | Opinion

When news of the school massacre in Pakistan’s Peshawar first broke, it seemed exaggerated and unreal. One’s mind is sometimes incapable of believing such events are possible, or rather immediately rejects the notion that someone has decided the time has come to...