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Salah Abdeslam was captured on Friday in Belgium (Image: Getty Images)

Paris Terror Suspect to Stand Trial in Belgium over Shootout

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

Belgian judges on Thursday ordered Abdeslam, 27, and his alleged accomplice Sofiane Ayari, 24, to stand trial in Brussels criminal court, with the date set in a few weeks, the federal prosecutor’s office said. The two will be tried for “attempted murder of...

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Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi attends the final session of the South American-Arab Countries summit, in Riyadh November 11, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

President Hadi: Iranian Plots Failed in Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 17, 2017 | Middle East

Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi said that Iranian plots meant for his country have failed and has found rejection among the Yemeni People. Hadi’s comments came during his meeting here today with Yemeni Vice President Ali Mohsen Saleh, Prime Minister Ahmed...

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Policemen check the identity of people standing with their hands up after a van ploughed into the crowd in Barcelona on August 17, 2017. AFP PHOTO / Josep LAGO

Van Mows down Dozens of Civilians in Spain

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

A van crashed into dozens of people in the centre of Barcelona on Thursday and several people were injured, police in the Spanish city said. Police described the incident on Twitter as a “massive crash”. Emergency services said people should not go to the...

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Are we losing his equilibrium? Photographer: Aaron Tam/AFP/Getty Images

How Technology Might Get Out of Control

by Mark Buchanan | Aug 17, 2017 | Opinion

Humanity has a method for trying to prevent new technologies from getting out of hand: explore the possible negative consequences, involving all parties affected, and come to some agreement on ways to mitigate them. New research, though, suggests that the accelerating...

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Jürgen Klopp, Juan Mata, Wayne Rooney, Moussa Sissoko and Tony Pulis. Composite: BPI, JMP/Rex/Shutterstock, AFP, Reuters

Premier League: 10 Talking Points from the Opening Weekend’s Action

by The Guardian | Aug 17, 2017 | Sports

London- 1) The Matic mystery and why looking beyond Lukaku is the key So, why was it that Chelsea decided they could afford to let Nemanja Matic join Manchester United and willingly pass over one of the more brilliantly effective midfield players of the modern game to...