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James Gandolfini in his role as Tony Soprano, head of the New Jersey crime family portrayed in HBO’s “The Sopranos.” Source: AP Photo/HBO, Barry Wetcher
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Firemen extinguish a blaze at a nursery school in the Stockholm suburb of Kista after youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm, Sweden for a fourth consecutive night on May 24, 2013. (AFP/Jonathan Nackstand)
Stockholm calmer but violence spreads outside Swedish capital
Stockholm, Reuters—A nearly week-long spate of rioting spread outside Stockholm on Friday but authorities said police reinforcements sent to the Swedish capital had reduced the violence there, even though dozens of youths set cars and a recycling station ablaze. The...Caption:
Men (front row) accused of smuggling weapons from Iran sit in the court room of a state security court for their first hearing, in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden April 23, 2013. (REUTERS/Yaser Hasan)
Yemen seeks maritime arms smuggling crackdown
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian nationals are using islands in the Red Sea to store illegal arms, with a view to smuggling these to the Houthi rebels in Yemen’s Sa’ada Governorate, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on the condition of...Caption:
Black and white file photo of Al-Qaeda in Iraq commander Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi. (AP)
Asharq Al-Awsat Exclusive: The Untold Story of Al-Zarqawi’s Wife
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Over the past year in Saudi Arabia, one story has continued to be cited and mentioned across the Internet and on social media. This is the story of Wafa Al-Yahya, the woman who went from being a university lecturer to become the wife of one of...Caption:
A South Korean man watches a television news program showing Korean American Kenneth Bae at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo)