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Rachid al-Ghannouchi co-founder of the Ennahda Movement and serving as its intellectual leader

“Ennahda” Seeks to Become Civil Movement

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 20, 2016 | Middle East

Tunisia- Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda party, headed by Rashid al-Ghannouchi, is expected to officially announce Friday during its 10th conference, which will be held in southern Tunisia, separating its religious activities from political ones and becoming a civil party....

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford during a press conference in the Pentagon.

Agreement that Could Lead to U.S. Troops in Libya Could be Reached ‘Any Day’

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

The U.S. military’s top general said Thursday that the Libyan government is in a “period of intense dialogue” that could lead in a short period of time to an agreement in which U.S. military advisers will be deployed there to support in the fight...

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Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani meets President of South Africa Jacob Zuma. Qatar News Agency

Qatari-South African Summit Discusses International Issues, Ways to Enhance Cooperation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 20, 2016 | Middle East

Doha-Qatar’s capital witnessed on Thursday a Qatari-South African summit that discussed ways to improve ties in all fields mainly in business, economy and investment. Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and President of South Africa Jacob Zuma held official talks at...

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Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon. Reuters

Israeli Defense Minister Resigns after Spat with Netanyahu

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 20, 2016 | Middle East

Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon announced his resignation on Friday, citing poor faith in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who allegedly offered his post to hardliner Avigdor Lieberman. “I informed the PM that after his conduct and recent...

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Police in the suburb of Forest near Brussels. Reuters

Belgium: Mother of Extremist Killed in Syria Charged with Financing Terrorism

by Abdullah Mustafa | May 20, 2016 | Middle East, World

Brussels- Belgium’s Federal Police have charged a Belgian woman, whose son was killed in Syria, of involvement in financing terrorism and trying to recruit extremists. The police refused to give further details. Geraldine Henneghien told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper on...