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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the media in Tokyo following the release of a video claiming a Japanese hostage held by ISIS has been executed on January 24, 2015. (Reuters/Kyodo)

Japan condemns apparent ISIS execution, demands release of remaining hostage

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 24, 2015 | Middle East

Tokyo, Reuters—Japan early on Sunday condemned a recording purporting to announce the execution of a Japanese citizen held by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants and demanded the immediate release of another captive depicted as appearing in a still image...

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Tunisian President Beji Caid El-Sebsi meets the new Tunisian Prime Minister designate, Habib Essid, at the Presidential Palace, Carthage, Tunisia, on January 23, 2015. (EPA/STR)

Tunisia announces new minority government without Islamists

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 24, 2015 | Middle East

Tunis, AP—Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid announced a new minority government Friday that excludes most of the major players on the political scene, including Islamist and leftist parties. The big winner in last year’s elections was the nationalist Nidaa...

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Ukrainian servicemen stand guard near a destroyed shop after shelling in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on 24, 2015. (AFP Photo)

Pro-Russian rebels attack key port, Ukraine says at least 30 dead

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 24, 2015 | World

Kiev, Reuters—Pro-Russian rebels launched an offensive against the strategic port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, prompting the European Union’s foreign policy chief to warn of a further “grave deterioration” in EU-Russian relations....