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Former U.N.-Arab League special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi. Reuters

Lakhdar Brahimi Fears Syria’s Somalization

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 23, 2016 | Middle East

Algiers- Former U.N.-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi has said that Syria is not just in danger of division but is under the threat of Somalization. “Iranian influence there is stronger than the Russian influence,” Brahimi said on Sunday during a lecture held at...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz receiving South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn. SPA

Saudi-South Korean Summit in Jeddah Discusses Cooperation, Regional and International Developments

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 23, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz held a meeting with South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn after hosting his reception earlier Sunday at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah. Bilateral affairs, cooperation among the two countries in all...

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Pakistani residents of Baluchistan gather around a destroyed vehicle hit by a drone strike in which Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed. AFP

Obama Says Mansour’s Death a ‘Milestone’ for Peace as Taliban Officials Decide on Successor

by Asharq Al Awsat and Mohammad Ali Salih | May 23, 2016 | World

Islamabad, Washington- U.S. President Barack Obama confirmed on Monday the death of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, saying it marks an “important milestone” in longstanding efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan. “We have removed the leader of...

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Austrian Freedom Party presidential candidate Hofer looks on during a presentation of his campaign in Vienna. Reuters

Europe is Concerned as Right-winger Likely to be Elected Austrian President

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 23, 2016 | World

Vienna-Austrians cast their ballots on Sunday to elect a new president in polls that are closely followed by Europe amid concerns that right-winger Norbert Hofer would defeat Alexander Van der Bellen, a Greens politician running as an independent. Austria’s 6.4...