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A wall painted by Boko Haram is pictured in Damasak March 24, 2015. REUTERS/Joe Penney

Niger Tries 1,000 Boko Haram Combatants

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 10, 2017 | World

Niger has begun the trials of some 1,000 suspected fighters from the ultra-hardline Boko Haram group, officials said Friday. Those to be tried are nationals from several countries including Niger and Mali, Samna said, as well as neighboring Nigeria where Boko...

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US President Donald Trump walks with television personality Steve Harvey (R) and businessman Greg Calhoun after their meeting at Trump Tower in New York, US., January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Trump to Consult Merkel Dealing with Putin, Ukraine

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 10, 2017 | World

United States President Donald Trump is expected to consult Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel on how to deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US officials said on Friday. “My expectation is that they’ll have a very positive, cordial meeting,”...

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How to Protect Your Devices from Hacking

by Brian X. Chen | Mar 10, 2017 | Business, Technology

New York- WikiLeaks this week published a trove of documents that appears to detail how the Central Intelligence Agency successfully hacked a wide variety of tech products, including iPhones, Android devices, Wi-Fi routers and Samsung televisions. That’s just about...

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Terror Suspect Killed in Saudi Police Shootout

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 10, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

A man wanted for engaging in terror activities was killed in a police shootout in Saudi Arabia’s Qatif region. A police officer was also reportedly wounded in action in the Eastern Province, the interior ministry said on Friday. The incident in the oil-rich region...

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Lincoln City manager Danny Cowley has told his squad not to think of the bigger picture but to play nine games of 10-minutes within the 90 minute match against Arsenal. Photograph: Gary Calton for the Guardian

Lincoln’s Danny Cowley: ‘We Have One-in-1,000 Chance at Arsenal but We Can Do it’

by Donald McRae | Mar 10, 2017 | Sports

Danny Cowley takes a deep breath and anticipates the moment when he will lead the first non-league football club in 103 years into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. “Facing Arsenal at the Emirates?” the Lincoln City manager says quietly just after eight o’clock at...