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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange . (Peter Nicholls/Reuters)

Arresting Julian Assange is a Priority: Sessions

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 21, 2017 | World

The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is now a “priority” for the US, attorney general Jeff Sessions has said. The US authorities have prepared charges against Assange who is currently in London, US officials familiar with the matter revealed. Assange has...

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A Whatsapp App logo is seen behind a Samsung Galaxy S4 phone that is logged on to Facebook in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Last ‘WhatsApp’ Message

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 31, 2017 | Opinion

Terrorist Khalid Masood who has attacked the Houses of Parliament in London had sent an important message that the British security failed to decode on WhatsApp. The terrorist is a prior suspect and was under surveillance – has the security bodies comprehended the...

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The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in McLean, Virginia, August 14, 2008. REUTERS/Larry Downing

WikiLeaks Exposes Alleged CIA Cyber Spying

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 8, 2017 | World

A trove of documents released by WikiLeaks alleges a CIA surveillance program that targets everyday gadgets ranging from smart TVs to smartphones to cars. According to WikiLeaks, such snooping could turn some of these devices into recorders of everyday conversations —...

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Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London, Britain Feb. 5, 2016. Peter Nicholls/Reuters

The Unraveling of Julian Assange

by Eli Lake | Jan 8, 2017 | Opinion

You almost have to feel sorry for Julian Assange. Shut in at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London without access to sunlight, the founder of WikiLeaks is reduced to self-parody these days. Here is a man dedicated to radical transparency, yet he refuses to go to Sweden...

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U.S. Intelligence Chief James Clapper says Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has put U.S. lives in direct danger. Reuters

U.S. Intelligence: Russia Engaged in Cyber Attacks

by Heba El Koudsy | Jan 6, 2017 | World

Washington – Three U.S. high intelligence officials said that Russia was engaged in cyber operations during the White House elections and launched cyber-attacks to affect the American people’s opinion. While the officials stressed that Russia’s operations have served...