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Opinion: Do Lebanon’s Christians Know What They Are Doing?

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Sep 22, 2016 | Opinion

Being a Lebanese myself I can claim that I know how the Lebanese think; this is why I expect the initial response to the above question from the Christians among them to be: “Who are you to tell us what to do? Are we so unqualified or brainless that a non-Christian...

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An emblem of the Central Bank of Yemen is seen on the bank’s gate in Sanaa August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Houthis Plead Support for Yemeni Central Bank

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Sep 22, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh– A request made by the leader of Houthis, Abdul Malek al-Houthi, for the nation to support the Central Bank, drew question marks on how the cash-strapped Yemenis will be able to donate. Yemeni citizens haven’t received their salaries because they were spent by...

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Al-Qaeda in Yemen. Reuters

2 Saudi Women Trying to Join Qaeda in Yemen Receive Jail Sentences

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 22, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh-The Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh on Wednesday issued a primary verdict against two Saudi women for trying to sneak into Yemen to join ISIS in Syria, via Yemen’s al-Qaeda, along with six children and two Yemeni smugglers. The two women were sentenced to...

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Allo’s Tryout: 5 Days With Google’s Annoying Office Intern

by Brian X. Chen | Sep 22, 2016 | Technology

You may now have more messaging apps than you have close friends. As of this week, there are six prominent chat apps in the United States — or as I see it, one too many. The latest to join the horde is Allo, Google’s highly anticipated messaging app that lets people...

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A resident inspects the site of car bomb attack in Baghdad July 13, 2015. Reuters

Iraqi Army Says it Reached Center of Key Town as ISIS Digs in behind Mosul Moat

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 22, 2016 | Middle East

Iraq’s military backed by air strikes from a U.S.-led coalition on Thursday seized the center of Shirqat, a northern town in Salahuddin province seen as a stepping stone in the campaign to recapture Mosul from ISIS. The army, backed by local police and...