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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign stop in Albany, New York, U.S. June 24, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Sanders to Endorse and Join Clinton’s Campaign

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 12, 2016 | World

Democrat Bernie Sanders is expected to endorse former rival Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the first time on Tuesday. After losing the Democratic presidential nomination to Clinton over a month ago, Sanders will join her at a rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where...

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Migrants on a rubber dinghy wait to be rescued by the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) ship MV Phoenix, some 20 miles (32 kilometers) off the coast of Libya, August 3, 2015. Some 118 migrants were rescued from a rubber dinghy off Libya on Monday morning. The Phoenix, manned by personnel from international non-governmental organizations Medecins san Frontiere (MSF) and MOAS, is the first privately funded vessel to operate in the Mediterranean. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Four Migrants Found Dead, Some 400 Rescued from Boat in Mediterranean

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 12, 2016 | World

A humanitarian group said it recovered the bodies of four migrants and rescued around 400 survivors on Tuesday from an overcrowded wooden boat in the Mediterranean between Italy and Libya. The dead had suffocated below deck, the Malta-based Migrant Offshore Aid...

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CEO of Qatar Airways Akbar Al Baker visits the Dubai Airshow November 8, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah – RTS602C

Qatar Airways Buys up to 10 pct of LATAM Airlines

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 12, 2016 | Business

Qatar Airways announced Tuesday its intention to acquire up to 10 percent of Latin America’s largest airline LATAM Airlines, in a $613 million deal that requires the consent of existing shareholders at the Chile-based carrier. The announcement was made at the...

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Hafiz Saeed (C), head of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa organisation and
founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, waves to his supporters as he leads the
rally to mark Pakistan Day (Resolution Day) in Islamabad March 23,
2014. (Mohsin Raza/Reuters)

Pakistan…Another Face for “Jamaat-ud-Dawa”

by Omar Farouk | Jul 12, 2016 | Features

Islamabad-When it comes to the existence of “Jamaat-ud-Dawa”, we see several changes taking place. The group first kicked off as “Markaz-ud Dawa-wal-Irshad” (Center for Preaching and Guidance, or MDI), and formed its military wing known as “Lashkar-e-Taiba”, which is...

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People wave flags and hold a portrait of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan as they wait for the arrival of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Ankara, Turkey November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Plan to Naturalize Syrians in Turkey Causes Political, Public Partition

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 12, 2016 | Middle East

Istanbul- Amid continuous debate about Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announcement to grant the Turkish nationality for the Syrians, the president defended his decision saying that Turkey has the spacial capacity to welcome Syrians, according to Hurriyet...