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Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London, Britain Feb. 5, 2016. Peter Nicholls/Reuters

The Unraveling of Julian Assange

by Eli Lake | Jan 8, 2017 | Opinion

You almost have to feel sorry for Julian Assange. Shut in at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London without access to sunlight, the founder of WikiLeaks is reduced to self-parody these days. Here is a man dedicated to radical transparency, yet he refuses to go to Sweden...

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Swansea’s coach and current caretaker Alan Curtis keeps an eye on proceedings in training. Photograph: Athena Pictures/Getty Images

Swansea Must Stay Up or Face Struggle to Get Back, Says Alan Curtis

by Stuart James | Jan 8, 2017 | Sports

It was a chilling warning that Alan Curtis issued and there was no reason to suspect that Swansea City’s caretaker manager was scaremongering. Spelling out why he thought it was crucial that the board focused on the club’s short-term future when choosing their new...

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Fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). AFP 2016 / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

The Difference between PMF and Awakening

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jan 8, 2017 | Opinion

Recent warnings from international organizations of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) had brought the militia back to the front as a dangerous organization. There is a serious campaign trying to mislead the public by comparing it to other organizations like the...

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Israeli police secure the area following a shooting incident in what an Israeli police spokesperson described as a terrorist attack, near police headquarters in Jerusalem October 9, 2016. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Truck-Ramming Attack Kills at Least Four in Jerusalem

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 8, 2017 | Middle East

A truck rammed into a group of Israeli soldiers who were disembarking from a bus at the at the Armon Hanatziv promenade in Jerusalem Sunday, killing at least four people and wounding 15 others, Israeli police and rescue services said. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri...

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Members of the Shi’ite Badr Organisation undergo training before the upcoming battle to recapture Mosul in Diyala province, Iraq September 27, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Mosul, Chances of Iran Being The ‘Biggest Winner’

by Salman Al-dossary | Jan 8, 2017 | Opinion

It has been twelve weeks since the Mosul offensive to drive ISIS hardliners out of their Iraq stronghold launched– the whole world awaits good news on the decisive battle. Iraqi forces, backed by an international coalition, currently are the chief the power...