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Belgian police officers control the access to Belgian international airport of Zaventem airport more than a week after the attacks in Brussels metro and the airport, in Zaventem

UK Police Arrest Five in Terrorism Inquiry

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 15, 2016 | World

LONDON, April 15 – According to the British police, five people were arrested on the ground of being suspected of preparing acts of terrorism. The arrest of the 5 individuals came as part of an investigation in which Belgian and French authorities were involved to...

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president of the Autonomous Province of Trento, and Richard Theiner (2nd R), deputy Landeshauptmann (governor) of South Tyrol, joining a protest against increased border controls at the Austrian-Italian border crossing, Gries am Brenner, Austria, 20 February 2016.

South Tyrol Braces for Border Controls

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 15, 2016 | World

BOLZANO, Italy, April 15 – The mainly German-speaking province of Alto Adige, or South Tyrol, which became part of Italy after World War One, is now looking forward for controls at what many people still consider it as the “unjust border” separating it...

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Qatar Stock Exchange

Gulf Rises after Robust Earnings, Foreigners Buy Egypt

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 14, 2016 | Business

Strong corporate earnings in Saudi Arabia and Oman Gulf have resulted in a rise in stock markets on Thursday, as Egypt ascended moderately with foreign investors accumulating shares. Saudi companies usually reveal first-quarter earnings slightly earlier than firms...

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Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a news conference after an European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 16, 2015. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Learn German or Lose Benefits, Berlin Tells Migrants

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 14, 2016 | World

Learn German or lose benefits, says a new law that has been discussed in Germany on Thursday by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government. The law compels migrants granted residence rights to show willingness to integrate into the society hosting them by...

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Iraq’s Kurdistan Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani speaks to the media after voting in Arbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region, about 350 km (217 miles) north of Baghdad, September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Iraq’s Kurds Declare Independence in Cyberspace

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 14, 2016 | Middle East

Denied their own state in reality, Iraq’s Kurds have declared independence, albeit in cyber space. The autonomous Kurdistan Region now has its own Top-Level Domain, a websites in Kurdistan or in the Kurdish language can choose the .krd suffix at the end of their...