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An promotional video plays behind a window reflecting a nearby building at the Microsoft office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Microsoft: Governments Should Treat Cyberattack as Wakeup Call

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 16, 2017 | World

Washington – From Russia to Spain and from Mexico to Vietnam, cyberattacks targeted thousands of computers, especially in Europe. The unprecedented attack raised fears of electronic chaos after experts expressed their concerns that the virus might spread at the...

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Former CIA officer Sabrina De Sousa with her lawyer Manuel Magalhaes Silva leaving Judiciary Police headquarters in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday. (Stringer/Reuters)

Ex-CIA Officer Celebrates Italy’s Decision Not to Jail Her in Muslim Cleric’s Kidnapping

by Ian Shapira | Mar 4, 2017 | World

For years, Sabrina De Sousa tried persuading Italian authorities she was wrongly convicted in absentia for the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian terrorism suspect in Milan. From her home in Washington and now in Portugal, the former American spy lobbied for a pardon so...

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Egyptian Authorities Strike Reconciliation Deal with Fugitive Businessman

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Aug 4, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo-Egyptian authorities on Wednesday concluded an official reconciliation with fugitive businessman Hussein Salem and his family after they agreed to move 75 percent of their wealth to the state. The deal will allow them to return to Egypt without facing...

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Mohsen Rabbani is wanted by Interpol for his role in the AMIA massacre

Argentina to Monitor Visiting Iranian Delegation Post Asharq Al-Awsat Report

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 11, 2016 | World

Bogota- Authorities in Argentina set out to investigate any information on the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) delegation’s expected visit to the Colombian capital Bogota this May. The delegation has raised concerns of Argentinian authorities;...

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Rouhani’s Regime Empowers Officials Wanted for Terrorism, Interpol

Rouhani’s Regime Empowers Officials Wanted for Terrorism, Interpol

by Emmanuel Autolingy and Amir Tomaj | Feb 11, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Washington- After the sanctions’ removal, officials in the West anticipate Iran to play a part in solving regional dilemmas in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. However, these hopes are not well placed. Despite the diplomatic settlement on the nuclear deal, Iran maintains a...