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Renee Robinson (R) stands with protesters outside the Justice Center following the not guilty verdict for Cleveland police officer Michael Brelo on manslaughter charges in Cleveland, Ohio, May 23, 2015. (Reuters/Aaron Josefczyk)

Cleveland protests erupt after officer found not guilty in fatal shooting of two unarmed suspects

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

Cleveland, Reuters—A Cleveland police officer was found not guilty on Saturday in the shooting deaths of an unarmed black man and a woman after a high-speed car chase in 2012, one in a series of cases that have raised questions over police conduct and race relations...

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epa04761736 People and members of the emergency services stand amidst the wreckage of the Shiite Imam Ali mosque in a village in the eastern province of Qatif, Saudi Arabia, 22 May 2015. According to intial reports some 30 people are thought to have been killed in the explosion which ocurred when the Mosque was filled due to Friday prayers with an estimated 150 Shiites, a minority, roughly 10-15 percent, population in the mainly Wahhabi country, and who live mainly in Qatif and al-Ahsa. EPA/STR

Opinion: Terrorism in Qatif

by Salman Al-dossary | May 23, 2015 | Opinion

In 2003, the Al-Qaeda organization launched a war of terror against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, targeting security headquarters, government infrastructure and residential compounds, particularly those housing foreign nationals. These attacks resulted in the deaths of...

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Members of Iraqi Shi’ite militia who have joined to fight with Iraqi forces stand guard during a training course at a military barracks in Nikheb town near Ramadi, Iraq, on May 20, 2015. (EPA/Alaa Al-Shemaree)

Shi’ite militias deploy to take on ISIS insurgents near Iraq’s Ramadi

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 23, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad and Beirut, Reuters—A convoy of Shi’ite Muslim militia and Iraqi army forces set out from a base near Ramadi on Saturday to advance on areas held by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a Shi’ite spokesman said, launching a counter-offensive...

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A family member of a slain victim mourns after arriving at the Ali Ibn Abu Talib Mosque, the site of a suicide bomb attack, in the village of Al-Qadeeh in the eastern province of Qatif, Saudi Arabia, on May 22, 2015. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia vows to hunt down Qatif attack “masterminds”

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 23, 2015 | Middle East

Qatif and Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia vowed to hunt down those behind the deadly terrorist attack on a Shi’ite mosque in the village of Al-Qadeeh in the eastern province of Qatif on Friday. The blast at the Ali Ibn Abu Talib Mosque in the small town of...

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Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants at a temporary shelter in Bayeun village, Aceh province, Indonesia, on May 23, 2015.
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Myanmar should share responsibility for Rohingya crisis: US

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 23, 2015 | World

Yangon, Myanmar, AP—Navy ships were scouring Southeast Asian waters for boats believed to be carrying thousands of migrants with little food or water, and a top US diplomat said Myanmar needs to shoulder some responsibility for the crisis. That’s something it...