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A man films on January 20, 2015 a building in Beziers, where a Russian Chechen suspected of preparing a terrorist attack was living before his January 19 arrest. Five Russian Chechens were placed under custody in Beziers and Saint-Jean-de-Vedas, outside Montpellier. (AFP PHOTO / PASCAL GUYOT)

5 Chechens arrested in France, including 1 with explosives

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 20, 2015 | World

Paris, AP—Five Russians have been arrested in southern France, including one with a cache of explosives, a local mayor said Tuesday as four other men appeared at a court in Paris, the first to face charges in the Paris terror attacks. The reports came as the French...

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Protestors hold signs during a demonstration on May 6, 2014 outside the Nigerian embassy in Washington, DC, demanding robust action to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in the West African country. (AFP Photo/Robert MacPherson)

Opinion: Some hashtags are more equal than others

by Diana Moukalled | Jan 20, 2015 | Opinion

Do you remember last year’s #BringBackOurGirls solidarity campaign? It was launched in response to the abduction of around 300 girls from their school in Nigeria by members of the extremist gang that calls itself Boko Haram. These girls have not been returned to their...

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French Muslim youths hold a Islamic flag (top) and a banner reading “Do not touch my prophet, anything but the Messenger of Allah” as they gather in central Paris January 18, 2015. Up to two hundred French Muslims take part in a demonstration in support of France, ask for respect of their religion, and are […]

Opinion: Pardon Me, Monsieur President

by Salman Al-dossary | Jan 19, 2015 | Opinion

The French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo committed a grave error when it chose to misuse the freedom it enjoys—which in the West has few limits, especially in France—by insulting more than 1.5 billion Muslims around the world under the guise of freedom of...

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Houthi fighters take up position on a street during clashes near the Presidential Palace in Sana’a, on January 19, 2015. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

Houthi rebels seize Yemen state media, battle soldiers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 19, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, AP—Rebel Shi’ite Houthis battled soldiers near Yemen’s presidential palace and elsewhere across the capital Monday, seizing control of the country’s state-run media in a move an official called “a step toward a coup.” The...

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A display copy of the latest issue of satirical French weekly newspaper “Charlie Hebdo” is pictured at the Albertine bookstore which is part of the French Consulate in Manhattan, New York January 16, 2015. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)

Could ‘Charlie’ raise the popularity of the French press?

by Amir Taheri | Jan 19, 2015 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—“Thank you, press!” That was one of the placards carried by many during the mammoth demonstrations across France last week in a show of support for freedom of expression. Triggered by the brutal assassination of cartoonists from the satirical...