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Australian attorney-general George Brandis. Reuters

Australian Court Orders Extradition of Suspects over Plot to Take Boat to Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 16, 2016 | World

A northern Australian court on Monday ordered the extradition of a firebrand preacher deported from the Philippines and four other suspected jihadists to Melbourne to face a federal charge for planning to head to Syria to fight for ISIS. Philippine authorities said...

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The Late South African Leader Nelson Mandela with his wife Winnie upon his release from jail in 1990. (Getty Images)

Former CIA Agent Says he Participated in Mandela’s Arrest 55 Years Ago

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 16, 2016 | World

London- An article in the “Sunday Times” reported that a tip from a CIA spy to authorities led to Nelson Mandela’s 1962 arrest, beginning the leader’s 27 years behind bars. The newspaper cited comments reportedly made by Donald Rickard, a former U.S....

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Osama bin Laden’s son , Hamza bin Laden

Bin Laden’s Son, Ayman al-Zawahiri Make Joint Threats

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 16, 2016 | World

London- Fully prepared and prompted, one of Osama bin Laden’s sons announced his readiness to inherit al-Qaeda’s leadship – replacing his father, the ever so notorious terrorist. Hamza bin Laden stated his intentions on uniting all of the terrorist...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz at the King’s farm, on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool

King Salman Meets Kerry, Receives Letter from King of Bahrain

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 16, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud welcomed on Sunday U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah. The two parties discussed aspects of cooperation between their two countries and the latest developments in...

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Hezbollah members carry the coffin of top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine. Reuters

Israeli Intelligence Leaks Refute Hezbollah Claims on Badreddine’s Assassination

by Nazir Majli | May 16, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- The so-called Hezbollah “did not tell the truth” about the assassination of its top military commander, Mustafa Badreddine, in Damascus late Thursday and “chose the easy way to avoid rumors,” by claiming that he was killed by insurgent shelling, Israeli...