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Nigerians call on their government to rescue the girls taken from a secondary school in Chibok, in Abuja, Nigeria on October 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga File)

Chibok Girls: ‘Bargaining Chip’ of Boko Haram Insurgency

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 17, 2016 | World

Lagos-Boko Haram has claimed more than 20,000 deaths, displaced 2.6 million people from their homes, and kidnapped thousands of children but the kidnapped Chibok girls continue to define the group’s insurgency. On Sunday, the Chibok girls, who were captured in April...

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The front gate of Camp Delta is shown at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba September 4, 2007. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

15 Guantanamo Inmates Transferred to UAE

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 17, 2016 | Middle East

Washington-Fifteen detainees at Guantanamo Bay prison, which was opened after the September 11, 2001 attacks, have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates, the Pentagon has announced. The latest transfers bring the remaining population of the detention center...

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Saudi Defense Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri briefs reporters at the Riyadh Air Base, Saudi Arabia, on March 30, 2015. (SPA)

Rocket kills 7 Civilians in Saudi as Asiri Accuses Houthis of Rearming

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 17, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Najran, Riyadh-Seven Saudis and residents were killed in the southern Saudi city of Najran on Tuesday in a cross-border shelling from Yemen, after accusations were made by international organizations against the Arab coalition of targeting civilians in Yemen. The...

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United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon holds a joint news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven (not pictured) at the Swedish Government headquarters Rosenbad in Stockholm, Sweden, March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Maja Suslin/TT News Agency

With Talk of Ban Running for South Korean Presidency, his Hometown is Abuzz

by Anna Fifield | Aug 17, 2016 | World

Eumseong, South Korea – Saying that Eumseong likes Ban Ki-moon is a bit like saying that Koreans like kimchi. It’s technically true, but it doesn’t quite capture the strength of the feeling. If you arrive in this backwater south of Seoul by train,...

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech during a
national memorial service at Nippon Budokan martial arts hall in Tokyo
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Tokyo, Seoul Exchange Criticism on Anniversary of WWII

by Najeeb al-Khash | Aug 17, 2016 | World

Tokyo-Tokyo and Seoul exchanged criticism on the 71th anniversary of the World War II’s end. South Korea objected as Japan leaders paid tribute to Yasukuni shrine, while the Japanese government expressed regret as Korean MPs visited a disputed island. Japanese Prime...