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Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo looking on in a court room of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

Congolese is Highest-Ranking Politician Set for Hague Court Verdict

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 20, 2016 | World

AMSTERDAM – Jean-Pierre Bemba, a rich businessman whose Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) militia and political party competed for power in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the early 2000s, is charged with ordering rape and murder. The former...

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Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) attend a European Union leaders summit on migration in Brussels, Belgium, March 18, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Merkel Takes High-Risk Bet on Turkey in Refugee Crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 20, 2016 | World

BERLIN – Merkel who has pleaded for months now to be granted more time to forge a mutual response from Europe to the refugee crisis, stated infront of a news conference that “Today shows that Europe will manage it, and added that “It shows we are capable...

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Habib Jabr al-Ka’abi

Liberation of Ahwaz Movement Leader: The Deceive Storm Restored Faith to Our Hearts

by Adil Alsalmi | Mar 20, 2016 | Middle East

London- After eight decades passing by, the Ahwaz strive for independence from Iranian occupation confronts several challenges, some of which is the Iranian attempt of removing its Arab identity. Iran is working on carving out a new nation from Ahwaz, which would...

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Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso votes at a polling station in Brazzaville, Congo,

Congo Presidential Election Opens Under Communications Blackout

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 20, 2016 | World

Brazzaville- Under a government-imposed communications blackout, voting in a presidential election in Congo Republic opened on Sunday by the time long-time leader Denis Sassou Nguesso pursued to extend his rule over the Central African oil producer. Facing eight...

A Thousand Fatwas Translated into Global Languages to Fight Terrorism

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Mar 20, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Cairo- Egypt’s DarAlIfta (official institute responsible for issuing -fatwa- religious law in Islam) translated over a thousand fatwas to English, French and German languages. Most of the translated scripts are against allegations extremists endorse, their...