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Trump Calls Obama, Clinton ‘Co-Founders’ of ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 12, 2016 | World

Washington-Republican Donald Trump has not backed off from his fiery statements, making remarks that landed him in fresh controversy after he called President Barack Obama and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton the “co-founders” of ISIS. The remarks that he...

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German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere. Reuters

German Interior Minister Reveals anti-Terror Measures

by Majid al-Khateeb | Aug 12, 2016 | World

Cologne-German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has announced a series of new measures as part of the fight against terror. Among the proposals is a controversial plan to strip jihadist fighters of their German nationality. Deportations of convicted criminal...

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China High-Speed Railway at Fast Track exhibition in Jakarta. Reuters/Rivan Awal Lingga/Antara Foto

World’s Fastest Train to be Launched in China Next Month

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 12, 2016 | Technology

Beijing-The world’s fastest train with the maximum speed of 380kph will be launched in China next month. The train would run on Zhengzhou-Xuzhou high-speed track from next month. Compared to the last generation bullet train, the new train’s continuous operating speed...

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Participants in the 4th Lady on Bicycle annual parade in
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Russia Organizes ‘Ladies on Bicycles’ Parade

by Taha Abed alWahed | Aug 12, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Moscow’s beauty and vitality this summer have been enhanced with thousands of charming ladies who wandered in the capital’s streets on bicycles to participate in one of the most known summer activities “Ladies on Bicycles,” a parade during which women wear high-heeled...

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A man walks past the Kingdom Centre Tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Saudi Minister of Culture: Establishment of Royal Art Academy Approved

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Aug 12, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Taif-Minister of Culture and Information Adel al-Turaifi has announced that a royal approval has been made to establish a Royal Academy of Arts that will include a national theatre, as part of the Kingdom’s strategy for national transformation. He said that the...