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Egypt’s Interior Minister Major-General Abdul Ghafar at a press conference held in Cairo yesterday (AFP)

Egypt: The Brotherhood is Accused of Planning and Carrying Out Hisham Barakat’s Assassination

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 7, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The Egyptian Interior Minister Major-General Magdy Abdul Ghaffar has accused the Muslim Brotherhood of planning and carrying out the assassination of the former Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat last year. The minister added that “the Brotherhood cell which included...

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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

GCC Ministers of Foreign Affairs to Discuss Saudi King’s Visions in Riyadh

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 7, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Riyadh- Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will hold their 138th session on Wednesday at the headquarters of the GCC General Secretariat in Riyadh under the chairmanship of Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, who is also the...

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Opinion: De Mistura and the “Foreigners” in Syria

by Tariq Alhomayed | Mar 7, 2016 | Opinion

The UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said that the fate of Bashar Al-Assad will be determined by the Syrians and not foreigners. In an interview with TV channel France 24, he said “Can’t we leave the Syrians to actually decide on that? Why...

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Ted Cruz speaks at a conference in Texas

Cruz, Sanders Score High…Trump, Clinton Solidify Positions in American States

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 7, 2016 | World

Washington- Senator Ted Cruz scored decisive wins in the Kansas and Maine caucuses on Saturday, demonstrating his enduring appeal among conservatives as he tried to control Donald J. Trump’s significant lead in the Republican presidential race. Cruz secured 48.2...

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Residents inspect damaged ground after a shell fell in the opposition-held town of Jarjanaz, southern Idlib countryside, Syria March 5, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Syrian Opposition Says Truce Breaches May Preclude Peace Talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 7, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Syria’s opposition coordinator Riad Hijab said on Monday that the group would decide by the end of the week whether to attend upcoming peace talks in Geneva and has protested to the United Nations that Russian air strikes have continued regardless of the truce agreed...