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Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry talk during their meeting in Moscow May 7, 2013. Photo: Reuters

Moscow: Agreement Nearly Reached over Syria

by Taha Abed alWahed | Sep 8, 2016 | Middle East

Moscow – The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that its minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry have agreed to discuss the Syrian file in Geneva on Thursday and Friday, according to Interfax Agency. Meanwhile, a statement issued by the...

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Adel al-Jubeir in Special Visit to Asharq Al-Awsat’s Headquarters

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 8, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

London-Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir payed a special visit on Wednesday to Asharq Al-Awsat’s newspaper, which is headquartered in London. The Minister was accompanied by a delegation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including Ambassador Mohammed...

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Economic Affairs Council Discusses Number of Development Issues

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 8, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah- Saudi Council of Economic Affairs and Development held a meeting on Tuesday evening at al-Salam Palace under the Chairmanship of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and President of the Council of...

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The fourth meeting of the Friends of Syria group opened on 11 December 2012 in Marrakesh, Morocco. REUTERS / Stringer

Syrian Opposition Launches Roadmap to Democratic State

by Amir Taheri and Ghalia Kabbani | Sep 8, 2016 | Middle East

London – In an attempt to end the crisis in Syria, the country’s opposition parties have agreed on a transitional roadmap that would set the basis for an interim government to be formed within a six-month period. Officials from the United States, the European Union...

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Tareq Oubrou, the rector of the mosque of Bordeaux. (Nicolas Tucat/AFP/Getty Images)

A French Imam’s Argument for Why Islam Belongs in France

by James McAuley | Sep 8, 2016 | World

BORDEAUX, France — Tareq Oubrou is the leader of the Muslim community in a city famous for the earthy red wines that have made this region a household name — and that his followers are forbidden from sampling. But after three major terrorist attacks in two years and...