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French special intervention police conduct a house-to-house search in Longpont, northeast of Paris, January 8, 2015. (REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol)

French police converge on small town after Paris attack suspects seen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 8, 2015 | World

Villers-Cotterets and Paris, Reuters—French anti-terrorism police converged on an area northeast of Paris on Thursday after two brothers suspected of being behind an attack on a satirical newspaper were spotted at a petrol station in the region. France’s prime...

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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (2nd R) talks next to Coptic Pope Tawadros II as he attends Christmas Eve Mass at St. Mark’s Cathedral, the seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope in Cairo, on January 6, 2015. (Reuters/ Al-Yawm Al-Saba’a Newspaper)

Sisi makes historic Christmas visit to St. Mark’s Cathedral

by Ahmad Al-Ghamrawi | Jan 8, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi visited the country’s main Coptic cathedral in Cairo on Tuesday evening to attend its Christmas celebrations, becoming the first Egyptian head of state to visit the cathedral to mark the occasion. Sisi...

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Libya’s Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thani takes part in a joint news conference with Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat (not pictured) at the Auberge de Castille in Valletta on October 21, 2014. (Reuters/Darrin Zammit)

Libyan PM will not step down: cabinet source

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jan 8, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libya’s interim Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thani has struck a deal with parliamentary rivals to remain in office, a senior government source told Asharq Al-Awsat on Wednesday, following speculation that Thani was considering resigning....

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R), joined by Palestinian chief peace negotiator Saeb Erekat, signs an application to the UN agencies in the West Bank city of Ramallah on April 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

Palestinians preparing ICC cases against Israel: chief negotiator

by Kifah Ziboun | Jan 8, 2015 | Middle East

Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Palestinian Authority (PA) will present cases to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute Israeli officials after it joins the organization, according to chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon...

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Gunmen loyal to the Houthi movement sit outside the headquarters of Sana’a province in Sana’a, Yemen, on October 19, 2014.
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Yemen tribes preparing to ward off Houthi offensive: sources

by Arafat Madabish | Jan 8, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tribes from Yemen’s Ma’rib province have begun preparations to repel fighters loyal to the Houthi movement attempting to take control of the oil-rich region, local sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Wednesday, following reports of a campaign by...