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A nuclear submarine is seen at the Royal Navy’s submarine base at Faslane, Scotland, Britain August 31, 2015. Reuters

British PM Theresa May ‘Nuclear’ not ‘Iron’ Lady

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 20, 2016 | World

London-New British Prime Minister Theresa May, who was compared to the legendary, Margaret Thatcher, being firm and described as the “Iron Lady,” has now succeeded David Cameron as U.K. prime minister, becoming the second female prime minister in British history. She...

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The cause of the accident is not yet known. Maxim Grigoryev / Russia Emergencies Ministry / AFP / Getty Images

Egypt Concludes Russia’s A321 Investigations

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Jul 20, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo – Russian Transport Ministry announced on Tuesday that Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathi declared the investigations into the crash of Russia’s A321 plane had entered its final stage. In October 2015, A321 passenger plane crashed over Sinai Peninsula...

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Opinion: A Year Later – The Diplomatic Deception of the Century

by Amir Taheri | Jul 20, 2016 | Opinion

Last Wednesday marked the first anniversary of the so-called “nuclear deal” brokered by US President Barack Obama with the Khomeinist regime in Iran and marketed by both sides as a great diplomatic victory. This time last year, President Hassan Rouhani was talking of...

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The Promenade des Anglais in Nice with flowers in tribute to the victims of the deadly attack. AFP

French Lawmakers Vote to Extend Emergency Rule after Nice Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 20, 2016 | World

French lawmakers voted massively Wednesday to extend the state of emergency introduced late last year for a fourth time in the wake of the July 14 truck attack in the city of Nice. After seven hours of fraught debate into the night, during which the right-wing...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques receives King of Bahrain. SPA

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives King of Bahrain

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 20, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Tangier-The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, met on Tuesday with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain. King Salman received Al Khalifa at his guest residence in the region of Tanja in Morocco. During the meeting,...