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Iranian Cyber-Attack Targeting 1600 Individuals Including Saudi Princes Thwarted

by Najlaa Habriri | Nov 11, 2015 | Latest News, Middle East

European intelligence services managed to thwart a cyber-attack carried out by a group believed to be linked to the Iranian “Revolutionary Guards” which aimed to gather sensitive information about approximately 1600 prominent targets worldwide including Saudi princes...

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A US flag flies in front of the Annex I building inside the compound of the US embassy in Baghdad in this December 14, 2011, file photo. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson)

23 US diplomatic missions set to suspend operations

by Ben Leakey | Aug 3, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The US State Department has announced that twenty-three US embassies and consulates across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia are to close Sunday, citing intelligence regarding possible attacks by Al-Qaeda-linked groups. In a press briefing...

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The Monster and his Jailer

by Shireen Qabbani | Jul 29, 2013 | Features

Sidon, Asharq Al-Awsat—Mohammed could not believe his eyes when he suddenly met his former Syrian jailer in Sidon. The man who used to torture Mohammed in Syria had fled to Lebanon following the unrest in his country, Syria. The Lebanese man is known in his...

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In this July 5, 2013 file picture German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich attends a press conference in Nuremberg, Germany. Source: AP Photo/DPA/Daniel Karmann

US surveillance becomes election issue in Germany

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 17, 2013 | World

Berlin, AP—Allegations of widespread US data surveillance have created turbulence for Angela Merkel on what looked like a smooth cruise to a third term as German chancellor, even though it remains to be seen whether the flap will threaten her seriously. Merkel’s...

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This undated file photo shows al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan.
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Bin Laden’s life on the run revealed by Pakistani inquiry

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 9, 2013 | World

Islamabad, Reuters—Osama bin Laden lived in plain sight for almost a decade and was once even pulled over for speeding but not apprehended, thanks to the incompetence of Pakistan’s intelligence and security services, an official report into his killing said on...