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Saudi Ambassador to Baghdad: “Saudi Arabia is Open to Everyone… Iraq’s Power Supports it”

Saudi Ambassador to Baghdad: “Saudi Arabia is Open to Everyone… Iraq’s Power Supports it”

by Ma'ad Fayad | Jan 27, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Baghdad- Thamer al-Sabhan, Saudi Ambassador to Iraq, asserted that diplomatic ties between both the Kingdom and Iraq, despite being cut before, are of substantial value to Saudi Arabia, and that people of Iraq and Saudis have not severed their ties. Ambassador...

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Iran Ranks First World-Wide for Executing Minors

Iran Ranks First World-Wide for Executing Minors

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 27, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Amnesty International, in a report published on Tuesday, ranked Iran number one world-wide for passing capital punishment verdicts on minors. The report shows clear violations of children’s rights in Iran, with statistics illustrating Tehran’s preparation for the...

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Syrian Opposition’s Manna Says No Peace Talks Without Kurds

Syrian Opposition’s Manna Says No Peace Talks Without Kurds

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 27, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

LAUSANNE – The co-leader of the Syrian Democratic Council, Haytham Manna, on Wednesday he would not take part in peace talks in Geneva unless two Kurdish leaders, Saleh Muslim and Ilham Ahmed, were also invited to participate. “I’ll go with my...

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Syria Peace Talks Hinge on Envoy’s Answers

Syria Peace Talks Hinge on Envoy’s Answers

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 27, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

BEIRUT/GENEVA/PARIS – The Syrian opposition is awaiting clarification on key points from the United Nations before deciding whether to attend peace negotiations planned for Friday. The Syrian government has already agreed to join the talks that U.N. envoy...

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Iran’s Arms Are in Pakistan and it Has Established Hundreds of Sectarian Universities and Cultural Centres

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 27, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Iran has sought to expand its influence in Pakistan where people did not often differentiate between Shiites and Sunnis and they intermarried without objections on the grounds of doctrine before Khomeini’s revolution in 1979. However, since the advent of the...