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Ethnic Conflict in Eastern Congo Leaves 35 Dead

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 27, 2016 | World

The province of North Kivu in eastern Congo witnessed the end of a bloody week during which villages were attacked and battles broke out between the army and militias. At least 35 civilians have been killed in the violence. The death toll on Sunday was 22 people, but...

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Oil Jumps 1.7 Percent, Adds to Year’s Gains ahead of OPEC Cuts

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 27, 2016 | Business

Oil jumped 1.7 percent Tuesday, continuing its year-end rally with support from expectations of tighter supply once the first output cut deal between OPEC and non-OPEC producers in 15 years takes effect on Sunday. U.S. crude prices have surged 25 percent since...

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Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi gestures during a news conference in Baghdad August 25, 2014. REUTERS/Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud

Iraqi PM Says Three Months Needed to Terminate ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 27, 2016 | Middle East

Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said that it would take at least three months to terminate the terror group ISIS, as U.S.-backed forces battle to dislodge the militants from their city stronghold of Mosul. Abadi made his statement on Tuesday. Asked to respond to...

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Egyptian Prosecution Imprisons Al-Jazeera Journalist For 15 days Pending Investigation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 27, 2016 | Middle East

Judicial sources said that Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution yesterday ordered the imprisonment of an Al-Jazeera journalist named Mahmoud Hussein for 15 days pending investigation on charges including preparing “fabricated” reports about the country to...

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Capt. Niloofar Rahmani, the first female fixed-wing pilot in the Afghan Air Force, is seeking asylum in the United States. Credit Andrea Morales for The New York Times

A Female Afghan Pilot Soars and Gives Up

by Ernesto Londono | Dec 27, 2016 | Features

Perhaps no Afghan’s story better embodied America’s aspirations for Afghanistan than that of Capt. Niloofar Rahmani, the first female fixed-wing pilot in the fledgling Afghan Air Force. She was celebrated in Washington in 2015 when the State Department honored her...