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Soldiers patrol in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. Charles Platiau / Reuters

Women’s Emergence as Terrorists in France Points to Shift in ISIS Gender Roles

by Alissa Rubin | Oct 5, 2016 | World

Paris-There was the parked car stuffed with gas canisters near the Notre Dame Cathedral, a possible effort to set off an explosion in the heart of Paris. There was the suspected plot to attack a train station in the Paris area. There was the effort by one of ISIS’...

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London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan leaves Southwark Cathedral in London, Britain, May 7, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

Khan Turns Eyes to London Properties’ Bubble

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 5, 2016 | Business

London- London Mayor Sadiq Khan is to launch the UK’s most comprehensive inquiry into the impact of foreign investment flooding London’s housing market. Khan said there are “real concerns” about the surge in the number of homes being bought by overseas investors,...

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Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech Tuesday at The German Marshall Fund in Brussels. (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP)

German Initiative on Syria as U.S., Moscow Cling to Hopes of Cooperation

by Heba El Koudsy, Nazir Rida, Taha Abed alWahed and Majid al-Khateeb | Oct 5, 2016 | Middle East

Washington, Beirut, Moscow, Cologne- Germany joins on Wednesday the ranks of mediating countries by hosting a five-party meeting in Berlin with the hopes of resolving the deteriorating crisis in Syria. A German foreign ministry official said on Tuesday that senior...

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Saudi Arabia Wears “Pink” to Combat Breast Cancer

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 5, 2016 | Health

Dammam-October has been linked to the pink ribbon that raises breast cancer awareness; Saudi Arabia has committed to this call by holding annual awareness programs on the disease. The regional Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign has kicked off at the...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques holds talks with President of Maldives/SPA

Saudi King Discusses Islamic and Int’l Developments with Maldivian President

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 5, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held on Tuesday talks with Maldivian President Abdullah Yameen Abdul Gayoom at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. During their meeting, King Salman and Abdul Gayoom discussed relations between the...