Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55364371
Caption:

A member of the Nusra Front climbs a pole where the al-Qaeda-affiliate’s flag was raised at a central square in the northwestern Syrian city of Ariha, in Idlib province, after a coalition of insurgent groups seized the area on May 29, 2015. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Syria: Failure to Unite Extremist Factions Opens Door to Alternative Options

by Thaer Abbas | Dec 23, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – The plan to merge extremist Islamic factions with moderate ones operating in north Syria has not seen light — Ahrar al-Sham and Noureddine Zanki movements stepped back in the project that aims to launch a new entity of 13 factions, a majority of...

Media ID: 55364369
Caption:

U.S. Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn looks at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as he talks with the media at Mar-a-Lago estate where Trump attends meetings, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 21, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

White House Aide: Ban on Muslims Restricted to Countries that Sponsor Terrorism

by Heba El Koudsy | Dec 23, 2016 | World

Washington- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump seemed to suggest on Wednesday that the truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin vindicated his proposal during the presidential campaign to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. “You know my plans. All along, I’ve been...

Media ID: 55364366
Caption:

Mesut Özil looks dejected after the final whistle in Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images

Mesut Özil, the Ghost in Arsenal’s Machine, Picks Bad Time for Wan game

by Barney Ronay | Dec 23, 2016 | Sports

here was an interesting moment at the end of Arsenal’s defeat at Manchester City on Sunday, a match of shifting tides, foggy passages, moments of extreme skill and one decisive tactical switch by Pep Guardiola. Deep into stoppage time, as Petr Cech and the nearest...

Media ID: 55364364
Caption:

December 23, 2016 shows a hijacked Airbus A320 operated by Afriqiyah Airways after it landed at Luqa Airport, in Malta. – AFP PHOTO / Matthew Mirabelli

Hijacked Libyan Plane Lands in Malta with 118 on Board

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 23, 2016 | World

An airliner on an internal flight in Libya was hijacked by a man claiming to have a hand grenade and was diverted to Malta where it landed on Friday, Maltese media reported. The plane flying from Sebha in southwest Libya to Tripoli, for state-owned Afriqiyah Airways,...

Media ID: 55364362
Caption:

Zalando’s first custom-built logistics warehouse, in Erfurt, Germany. Orange boxes filled with designer dresses and shoes move along miles of conveyor belts in a warehouse the size of 18 football fields. Credit Phil Moore for The New York Times

In Shadow of Amazon, European Challenger Looks to China for Inspiration

by Mark Scott | Dec 23, 2016 | Business

BERLIN — Robert Gentz stepped off an Air Berlin plane in Beijing with the goal of conquering online fashion in China. By the time he boarded his return flight to Berlin, he had a new plan: to copy it. Mr. Gentz, a 34-year-old German who is a co-founder of Zalando — a...