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Waiting for the Butcher of Damascus. Photographer: Koen van Weel/AFP/Getty Images

Assad Avoids Justice

by Scott Turow | May 17, 2017 | Opinion

The torrent of violence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his operatives have rained down on his own people since 2011 — widespread kidnappings, torture, barrel-bombings and chemical weapons attacks — have led to mournful discussions of the dim...

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Mesut Özil in action for Arsenal against Burnley. After an impressive start to the season, the playmaker has again drifted to the periphery in matches. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Mesut Özil, His New Driveway and the Eternal Question of His Value to Arsenal

by Amy Lawrence | May 17, 2017 | Sports

London – Arsène Wenger has become accustomed to putting on his best front for the pre-match media fandango. Given the volatile climate he arrives, straight bat at the ready, intent to defuse and dampen. It was all steady and predictable enough before this...

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A journalist in Istanbul reads a news article about cyberattacks. (Sedat Suna/European Pressphoto Agency)

Last Week’s Global Cyberattack Was Just the Beginning

by Nicholas Weaver | May 17, 2017 | Opinion

A massive cyber-extortion attack known as “WannaCry” wrought havoc across the globe last week, taking out much of Britain’s National Health Service and, in a delicious bit of irony, the Russian Interior Ministry. The attack was a long time coming, representing the...

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French President Emmanuel Macron waits for a guest on the steps at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 16, 2017. REUTERS/Yoan Valat/Pool

France’s Macron Unveils Government with Mix of Political Hues

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 17, 2017 | World

Newly inaugurated centrist French president Emmanuel Macron unveiled his slate of cabinet ministers on Wednesday afternoon, appointing a blend of political shades to the top jobs as part of his promise to bridge the right-left divide. Macron, 39, had delayed...

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed before his 2003 capture in Pakistan Credit: Red Cross

Defense of Suspected 9/11 Mastermind: Attacks are not Terrorism by Definition

by Heba El Koudsy | May 17, 2017 | World

Washington – Evening court session of 9/11 trial witnessed several surprises and controversy after defense lawyer Cheryl Bormann asked to be relieved of her defense duties, citing her sense of a looming conflict of interest. After two and a half hours of debate during...