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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks with President Barack Obama during the afternoon plenary session of the Nuclear Security Summit, Friday, April 1, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Obama, Leaders Urge Further Action on Nuclear Security, Terror

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 2, 2016 | World

World leaders declared on Friday that progress has been achieved in keeping nuclear materials away from terrorists and wayward nations; however, U.S. President Barack Obama said the task was far from finished. Obama urged world leaders to do more to safeguard...

GCC: Attacking Asharq Al-Awsat is an Act of Cowardice

by Thaer Abbas | Apr 2, 2016 | Middle East

The Gulf Cooperation Council described the recent riot which assaulted Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper Beirut offices to resemble an act of cowardice, and a contradiction to the stipulations of international laws on journalistic freedom. In a GCC statement, the council...

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Jordan’s King Abdullah speaks with a fellow delegate during first plenary session of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington (Reuters)

Jordan: Our Relations with Saudi Arabia are Deep and We Continue to Support the Islamic Alliance

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Apr 2, 2016 | Middle East

Jordan emphasised the depth and strength of its relations with Saudi Arabia and also affirmed its support for the Islamic alliance led by Riyadh. An official source at the Royal Hashemite Court said that “the relations between Jordan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd in Qom, 120 km (75 miles) south of Tehran, October 19, 2010, Reuters

Rouhani and Khamenei Camps Battle Sternly

by Adil Alsalmi | Apr 2, 2016 | Middle East

London- Conflict fever spread across all corners of the Iranian administration, forcing the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to cancel his international trips, so that he could stay in Tehran to back his ally Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Rafsanjani has been the subject...

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Soldiers patrol during a military operation to eliminate militants in a village some 50 km (31 miles) from the town of Ben Guerdane, Tunisia, near the Libyan border March 10, 2016. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

U.S. Warns Citizens against Travel to Southeastern Tunisia

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 2, 2016 | Middle East

The State Department warned U.S. citizens on Friday against traveling to southeastern Tunisia near the Libyan border. The warning, which is more serious than the travel alert issued a month ago, comes after groups affiliated with ISIS militants have targeted Tunisian...