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A magazine with cartoons of U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) is displayed at a book store in Seoul, South Korea, on January 3, 2015..(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea blasts US for sanctions over Sony attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 4, 2015 | World

Seoul, AP—North Korea on Sunday criticized the United States for slapping sanctions on Pyongyang officials and organizations for a cyber-attack on Sony Pictures—the latest fallout from a Hollywood movie depicting the fictional assassination of North Korea’s...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Front-C) gives field guidance at the Kim Jong-suk Pyongyang Textile Mill in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), in Pyongyang, on December 20, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

North Korea’s Internet links restored amid US hacking dispute

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 23, 2014 | World

Seoul and Washington, Reuters—North Korea, at the center of a confrontation with the United States over the hacking of Sony Pictures, experienced a complete Internet outage for hours before links were restored on Tuesday, but US officials said Washington was not...

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President Barack Obama says goodbye at the conclusion of his news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, December 19, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Opinion: The world is not Sony

by Tariq Alhomayed | Dec 23, 2014 | Opinion

During his end-of-year press conference on Friday, US President Barack Obama, the leader of the world’s only remaining superpower, spoke for an hour and a half without saying anything of any worth related to political issues, and without receiving a single important...