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Britain’s Home Secretary Theresa May arrives to attend a cabinet meeting at Number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain March 1, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

May to Visit Merkel and Hollande in First Foreign Trip as PM

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 18, 2016 | World

British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday in Berlin. They will discuss Britain’s strategy to leave the EU and the refugee crisis in Turkey, according to German government spokesman Steffen Seibert. “Political...

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Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Salim al-Jabouri. Reuters

Jabouri Calls for Formation of Inclusive Committee to Amend Iraqi Constitution

by Hamza Mustafa | Jul 18, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad-Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri has called on blocs to form a committee to amend the Iraqi constitution. The Iraqi parliament held a session on Sunday, July 17 chaired by Jabouri and attended by 185 members of parliament. During the session, Jabouri...

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AFP, by Juliette Montesse, Members of the public leave flowers in the road for victims of the deadly Bastille Day attack on July 16, 2016 in Nice

Charges against Terror Cell Plotting to Attack Euro 2016

by Abdullah Mustafa | Jul 18, 2016 | World

Brussels-The French Nice terror attack which killed 84 people and injured 202, came after information was received on ISIS recruits escaping Syrian terrain and having set towards carrying out missions in Europe, especially France and Belgium. The terror cell that...

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An oil tanker is anchored in New York Harbor. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Al Falih: Demand on Saudi Oil Rises in Two Years

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Jul 18, 2016 | Business

Riyadh- The Saudi minister of energy and industry,Eng.Khaled Al-Falih, said that the Saudi petroleum policy is stable and balanced. This adopted policy aims to maintain the markets’ stability, protect the producers and consumers’ interests and fulfill the market‘s...

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. AFP

Erdogan’s Military Adviser Arrested for Involvement in Coup

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 18, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- The chief military adviser to the President of Turkey Recep Erdogan, Ali Yazici, was arrested on charges of involvement in an attempted coup. Col. Yazici is one of the most senior military officers to be targeted in a government purge of the military following...