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Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman addresses UN Security Council. UN Photo/Loey Felipe

Iran Arming Militias in Iraq, Violating International Laws: U.N. Security Council

by Jordan Dakamseh | Jul 19, 2016 | World

New York – Baghdad – The United Nations Security Council has once again condemned Iran for violating international laws by arming militias in Iraq, while U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced his concern over the launching of ballistic missiles by the Persian...

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Greek Court Postpones Trial of Turkish Military Officials to Next Thursday

by Abdel Satar Barakat | Jul 19, 2016 | World

Athena – Greek’s Alexandroupolis Court issued a decision yesterday to postpone for next Thursday the trial of the eight Turkish military personnel who had escaped following last week’s attempted coup in Ankara. The delay came after lawyers of the...

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Women wave Turkish flags as they gather in Taksim Square in Istanbul. Picture by Emilio Morenatti, Associated Press

Signs of Turkish-Western Clash, Washington: We Were Not Involved in the Coup

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 19, 2016 | World

Ankara, Tel Aviv, Jeddah, Brussels – While the Turkish government continued Monday its campaign against plotters involved in the failed coup attempt, the European Union and the U.S. urged Ankara to respect “international laws” in dealing with the...

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King Salman: Saudi Arabia Stands with France against all Forms of Terrorism

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 19, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Tanjah – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman offered his condolences to the French President Francois Hollande for the terrorist truck incident in Nice, France that killed at least 80 citizens during Bastille Day. During the phone call between the King and...

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Iran: Blacklisted Stars Make a Comeback

by Amir Taheri | Jul 19, 2016 | Features

For more than 30 years the Iranian press has had to observe a black list of names that should never be mentioned in print in the Islamic Republic. A good many of those “forbidden” names belong to pre-revolution film stars who were admired, criticized, loved and hated...