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A screengrab taken from an AFP TV video shows a general view of members of the French police special forces launching the assault at a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, on January 9, 2015 where at least two people were shot dead on January 9 during a hostage-taking drama at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris, and five people were being held, official sources told AFP. (AFP)

French forces kill newspaper attack suspects, hostages die in second siege

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 9, 2015 | World

Dammartin-en-Goele, Reuters—Two brothers suspected of attacking the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo were killed when police stormed their hideout on Friday while their hostage was freed, a police official said. However, a police source said at...

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Tunisian demonstrators hold up signs in solidarity with French newspaper Charlie Hebdo during a rally at the French embassy in Tunis on January 8, 2015. (Photo/Sofiene Hamdaoui)

Paris attack reminds Arab cartoonists of dangers at home

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 9, 2015 | Media

Cairo, Reuters—After Egyptian cartoonist Andeel took to social media to condemn the slaughter of colleagues in Paris, he received expressions of sympathy—often not for the victims but for the suspected Islamist gunmen. Some respondents on his Facebook page criticized...

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Ayman Abbas, the head of Egypt’s Supreme Election Committee, center seated, speaks during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. (AP Photo)

Egypt: Parliamentary elections to begin on March 21

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 9, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s highest election committee has announced that parliamentary elections are set to take place in two stages in March and April, completing the third and final step of the political roadmap announced following the ouster of Islamist...

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Hadi Bahra, the head of the Syrian National Coalition speaks during a press conference following his meeting with the Arab League’s Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby at the league’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Moscow talks to be based on Geneva Communique: Russian diplomat

by Sami Amara | Jan 9, 2015 | Middle East

Moscow, Asharq Al-Awsat—Any talks between Assad regime officials and Syrian opposition figures in Moscow will be based on the Geneva Communique which calls for the establishment of a transitional governing body with full executive powers, a senior Russian diplomat...

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A member of Al-Nusra Front mans an anti-aircraft weapon near Zahra village, north of Aleppo, on November 25, 2014. (Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail)

Syria’s Al-Qaeda attacks besieged Shi’ite villages

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 9, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Reuters—Syria’s Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Nusra Front and other Sunni Muslim militants fought during the night to capture two Shi’ite villages in the country’s north but were repelled, activists on both sides of the war and a monitoring group...