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Iran’s parliament speaker Ali Larijani holds a news conference in Istanbul January 22, 2015. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

Iranian Parliament under Principlists Control as Larijani Elected Speaker for Third Time

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 1, 2016 | World

London – It wasn’t difficult for Ali Larijani to maintain office as Iranian Speaker after head of “List of Hope” Mohammed Reza Aref admitted defeat. Larijani’s win was expected as he received support from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary...

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Opinion: Two Ways to Achieve Federalism in the Near East

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Jun 1, 2016 | Opinion

These have been difficult hours in the process of “liberating” the Iraqi city of Fallujah after its long suffering under the occupation of ISIS. The Syrian city of Raqqa, which ISIS has declared as its “capital” is expecting a similar fate within hours or days if we...

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Recovered debris of the EgyptAir jet that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea is seen in this handout image released May 21, 2016 by Egypt’s military. Egyptian Military/Handout via Reuters

Egypt Says Underwater Signal Detected from Doomed Plane’s Black Boxes

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 1, 2016 | Middle East

A French naval vessel has detected an underwater signal that could have originated from one of the so-called black boxes of missing EgyptAir Flight 804, according to the Egyptian investigative committee. Flight 804 crashed May 19 in the Mediterranean en route from...

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A dead tiger cub is held up by a Thai official after authorities found 40 tiger cub carcasses during a raid on the controversial Tiger Temple, a popular tourist destination which has come under fire in recent years over the welfare of its big cats, in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand June 1, 2016. Daily News/via REUTERS.

40 Tiger Cubs Found Dead in Thai Temple amid Trafficking Fears

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 1, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Thai wildlife authorities found 40 dead tiger cub carcasses in a freezer at an infamous Tiger temple in Thailand that operated as an admission-charging zoo, a national parks official said. The discovery happened while authorities were removing mostly full-grown live...

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Syrian HNC Rearranges its Internal Affairs

by Caroline Akoum | Jun 1, 2016 | Middle East

Inside sources at the Syrian opposition’s High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said that it has started talks to rearrange its internal affairs, especially in terms of appointing a new head of the negotiating delegation and expanding its circle of representatives, to...