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Saudi women outside polling station

Opinion: The Mother of all Surprises in Saudi Arabia

by Salman Al-dossary | Dec 14, 2015 | Opinion

It was a surprise and what a surprise it was! In the first municipal council elections which women were able to vote in and stand as candidates, 20 women achieved a remarkable triumph. There is no doubt that this is the mother of all surprises. Who would believe that...

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Opinion: Ground Troops in Syria?

by Ali Ibrahim | Dec 14, 2015 | Opinion

US accusations of Russia bombing a Syrian military base, which is supposed to be supported by Moscow to fight terrorist militias, reflects the chaotic situation Syria is dealing with these days. The international and regional conflict in Syria and Iraq is expanding...

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Representatives of 17 Western and Middle Eastern countries have issued a communique

International Pressure on Libyan Peace Agreement

by Khalid Mahmoud | Dec 14, 2015 | Middle East

International powers met in Rome and stressed on the importance of finalizing the Libyan Peace Agreement on Dec. 16, as it was already planned, they expressed their support to establish a government with a national unity, and pledged economic and security support for...

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It seems that all the dreams of the Far-Right have come to an end

National Front Collapses in France’s Regional Runoff Election

by Michel Abu Najm | Dec 14, 2015 | Uncategorized, World

Marine Le Pen’s Far-Right National Front collapsed in French regional elections  on Dec.13, failing to take a single region after dominating the first round of voting, pollsters predicted. Le Pen was handed a bitter loss in the northern region with 42 percent of...

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Iran Announces that it is Examining Candidates to Succeed Khamenei in a Rare Move

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 14, 2015 | Latest News, Middle East

In a rare move considered to be breaking one of the taboos in Iran, the country’s former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani announced that the Iranian assembly is considering potential candidates for the position of the Supreme Leader of the Republic. Since the...