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This picture released by the Italian navy shows the shipwreck of an overcrowded boat of migrants off the Libyan coast. (Marina Militare/AFP/Getty Images)

2016…Deadliest Year for Asylum Seekers, Migrants

by Julie Vitkovskaya | Jun 26, 2016 | World

This year is turning out to be one of the deadliest for asylum-seekers who try to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. Halfway into the year, the number of dead has already reached about 2,800, compared to 1,800 during the same period last year, according to the...

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The referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union takes place on June 23. Luke MacGregor, Reuters

Difference between Holding Elections, Referendums

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jun 26, 2016 | Opinion

The difference between voting for an individual, such as a president, and holding a referendum is that the latter gives citizens the right to vote on major issues. Most democracies do not hold referendums because they believe that the public is not fully aware of the...

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KDPI members (AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED)

Kurdistan Democratic Forces Clash with Revolutionary Guards in Mahabad

by Dalshad Abdullah, Asharq Al Awsat | Jun 26, 2016 | World

Erbil, London – Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) announced Saturday that heavy clashes occurred between its forces andthe Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in several areas of Mirwan and Mahabad cities, northern Iran. KDPI said that several...

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Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Economy and Reforms on Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Agenda in Paris

by Michel Abu Najm | Jun 26, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Paris, New York – Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met on Saturday with Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey during his New York visit. During the meeting, the two discussed cooperation to train and qualify Saudi cadres and investment in creative technology...

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Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, Belgium’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders and Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders (L-R) attend a press conference after a foreign minister meeting of the EU founding members in Berlin, Germany, June 25, 2016. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

EU Ministers Call for Quick Brexit

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 26, 2016 | World

London- Six EU founding members met in Berlin Saturday to call UK for quick exit of European Union. Ministers at the meeting also waved possible invoke of Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty, which begins two-year exit proceedings. For that matter, EU had assigned Belgium...