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UAE to Assign Young Minister

UAE to Assign Young Minister

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Feb 4, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Dubai- His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai has called for a young Emirati to represent the country’s youth as a cabinet minister. In a series of tweets, Shaikh Mohammed called on every...

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Jaysh al-Islam Senior Commisioner in the Syrian Opposition’s delegation in Geneva-AFP

Syrian Peace Talks Suspended

by Caroline Akoum | Feb 4, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Geneva- U.N. Special envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, announced on Wednesday the current Syrian peace talks in Geneva suspended, to be resumed on Feb. 25. Mr. de Mistura admitted that “there’s more work to be done”. Yet it is worth mentioning...

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Hussein Abu Khudair (C), father of murdered Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khudair, takes part in a protest outside the Jerusalem District Court, in this November 30, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/Files

Two Israeli Teens Convicted for Palestinian Youth’s Murder

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 4, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

An Israeli court found two Jewish defendants on Thursday, guilty for a revenge murder of a Palestinian teenager in Jerusalem that contributed to inducing the 2014 Gaza war. The court sentenced one of the Jewish teenagers for life and the other for 21 years of jail...

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Lawrence of Arabia’s dagger and robes

Lawrence of Arabia’s Dagger, Robes Cause Turmoil in Britain

by Abeer Mishkhas | Feb 4, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- United Kingdom has imposed a temporary export ban on a white silk robe and dagger owned by T E Lawrence – better known as ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ – amid efforts to find a local buyer for the iconic artefacts linked to the British history....

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Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SVA 226 is isolated on the tarmac after its passengers and crew were evacuated following a bomb threat, at the Barajas airport in Madrid, Spain, Thursday. (Reuters/Sergio Perez)

Bomb Alarm on Madrid-Riyadh Flight is a Hoax, Saudia Airlines Says

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 4, 2016 | World

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), declared that a bomb threat that grounded its Madrid-Riyadh flight on Thursday was a false alarm. “It’s just another hoax that all airlines are subjected to,” a Saudia spokesman told Reuters when asked about the...