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Walid Amri (back), the brother of 24-year-old Anis Amri, the prime suspect in Berlin’s deadly truck attack, poses with a portrait of his brother in front of the family house in the town of Oueslatia, in Tunisia (AFP Photo/FETHI BELAID)

Surveillance Footage Confirms Berlin Attacker Transited France

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 26, 2016 | World

Surveillance footage confirms that Anis Amri, the suspected Berlin truck attacker gunned down by Italian police, transited through the French city of Lyon by train, a source close to the investigation said, AFP reported. “A man corresponding to the killer was...

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara April 29, 2014. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY – Tags: POLITICS)

Total of 226 ISIS Militants ‘Neutralized’ in Latest Al-Bab Operations

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 26, 2016 | Middle East

At least 226 ISIS ultra-hardline militants have been “neutralized” in latest operations around the northern Syrian town of al-Bab, the spokesman for Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Turkey-backed Syrian rebels, supported by the Turkish...

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The Kingdom of Libya flag flies in front of a refinery in Ras Lanuf in this March 8, 2011, file photo. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic/ Files
The Kingdom of Libya flag flies in front of a refinery in Ras Lanuf in this March 8, 2011, file photo. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic/ Files

Haftar’s Libyan Forces Stage Air Strike against Rivals in Central Desert

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 26, 2016 | Middle East

Forces loyal to Libya’s eastern government said they staged an air strike against opponents in the central Jufra region on Monday. Ahmed al-Mismari, a spokesman for the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA), said the strike had targeted a camp used by the...

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Everton’s Ronald Koeman Cannot Avoid Persistent Ross Barkley Quandary

by Andy Hunter | Dec 26, 2016 | Sports

Ronald Koeman rolled his eyes when the subject cropped up but Everton’s performance in the Merseyside derby on Monday ensured there was no avoiding a repeat of the question. Namely, will the potential of Ross Barkley morph into the consistent performer David Moyes and...

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An investor monitors a screen displaying stock information at the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia January 18, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Saudi Stocks Rise after Release of 2017 Budget

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Dec 26, 2016 | Business

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia’s stock market rose 100 points on Wednesday on the eve of the government’s release of its 2017 budget. The Saudi stock index added 1.5 percent to 7,191 points, nearing technical resistance on this year’s peak of 7,235 points, hit earlier...