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Minister of Labor Sejaan Azzi during a press conference held at his office in February 2015. NNA

Kataeb Fires Cabinet Minister for Defying Resignation Decision

by Paula Astih | Jun 21, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Lebanon is expected to witness this week several political developments that are set to affect the presidential elections and the work of the government in the coming months. The rival leaders are scheduled to hold on Tuesday the 19th National Dialogue session,...

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Smoke raises behind an ISIS flag REUTERS/Stringer

Political Moderate Islam versus Extremism

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jun 21, 2016 | Features

Regardless the aspects of strength and weakness, did ISIS become a trend that encourages killing, in the name of religion, welfare, justice and humanity to love and sex, which encouraged many European women to join the organization, seeking a secure, strong Muslim...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chairs Cabinet session on Monday. Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Arabs Support Bahrain after Revoking Citizenship of Isa Qasim

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi, Sawsan Abu-Husain, Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 21, 2016 | Middle East, Saudi Arabia

Jeddah, Manama, Cairo-The Saudi Cabinet chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud asserted on Monday the Kingdom’s support for all judicial efforts made by Bahrain to fight extremism and terrorism in all its forms and...

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Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a Donald Trump for President rally in Las Vegas. Mike Blake/Reuters

UK Man Charged after Bid to ‘Kill Trump’ at Rally

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 21, 2016 | World

A 19-year-old British man arrested at a weekend Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas tried to grab a police officer’s gun so he could kill the presumptive Republican presidential nominee after planning an assassination for about a year, according to authorities. U.S....

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Ahrar al-Sham fighters show off their weapons skills at a graduation ceremony at a military training camp in Syria. Reuters

Ahrar al-Sham: Changes, Transformations toward Legitimacy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 21, 2016 | Features

Riyadh-While some of the major powers see that terrorism standards apply to ISIS and al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front in Syria, other powers, mainly Russia, believe that different factions and organizations, including Ahrar al-Sham, should also be considered terrorists....