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A billboard for the film “The Interview” is displayed on December 19, 2014 in Venice, California. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images/AFP)

Obama says Sony hack not an act of war

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 21, 2014 | World

Washington, Reuters—US President Barack Obama moved to prevent US anger at North Korea from spiraling out of control on Sunday by saying the massive hacking of Sony Pictures was not an act of war but instead was cyber-vandalism. Washington’s longstanding dispute...

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Saudi security forces patrol Riyadh’s Al-Munissiyah district. AFP

Lebanese Suspect ‘Most Dangerous’ in Iranian Espionage Cell

by Huda Al-Saleh | Apr 4, 2013 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Asharq Al-Awsat has obtained new information about the Iranian espionage cell detained while operating clandestinely on Saudi soil. The Saudi Interior Ministry initially announced that eighteen men—one Iranian national, one Lebanese national,...

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Saudi Arabian special security forces march during a military parade at a base near Mount Arafat, south-east of the holy city of Mecca. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia Declares Iranian Link to Espionage Cell

by Badr Al-Qahtani and Huda Al-Saleh | Mar 27, 2013 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yesterday, Saudi Arabia officially declared a link between the defendants accused of operating in an espionage cell, which was revealed last week, and the Iranian intelligence apparatus, citing preliminary investigations conducted by the Saudi...