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The headquarters of the Democratic National Committee is seen in Washington, U.S. June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Washington Formally Accuses Russia of Political Cyber Attacks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 9, 2016 | World

London- The U.S. government formally accused Russia on Friday of a campaign of cyber-attacks against Democratic Party organizations ahead of the Nov. 8 presidential election. Russia had been trying to influence U.S. elections and play a part in deciding who will...

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Supporters of Lebanon’s so-called Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah wave Hezbollah flags during a rally on the 7th anniversary of the end of Hezbollah’s 2006 war with Israel, August 16, 2013. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

Hezbollah Ties with Lebanese Allies Ruled by Regional, International Interests

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 9, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The so-called Hezbollah party has been lately busy with the two-and-a-half year Lebanese presidential crisis and its repercussions that created disputes between allied parties. Despite being active in the fighting along the Syrian regime in Syria since 2012,...

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Soldiers from a force aligned with Libya’s new unity government walk along a road during an advance on the eastern and southern outskirts of the ISIS stronghold of Sirte, in this still image taken from video on June 9, 2016. Forces aligned with Libya’s unity government were engaged in fierce clashes with Islamic State in the group’s stronghold of Sirte, but were facing resistance from snipers as they edged toward the city center. via Reuters TV

Sarraj’s Presidential Council to Hold Deliberations inside Libya

by Khalid Mahmoud | Oct 9, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj revealed that the council’s meetings on forming a new cabinet will be on Libyan territory. “The current political standing will not accept the GNA’s...

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In this Saturday Oct. 8, 2016 photo released by Kuwait Ministry of Interior, a damaged garbage truck after it rammed into another truck carrying five U.S. soldiers in Kuwait. (Kuwait Ministry of Interiors via AP)

Kuwait Authorities Arrest Egyptian Expat Planning Terrorist Attack

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Oct 9, 2016 | Middle East

Kuwait–The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday that it has arrested an Egyptian expat who planned to carry out “a terrorist act in the country.” The brief statement said the unnamed Egyptian “is suspected of belonging to the...

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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks as Reuters Editor-at-Large Sir Harold Evans (not pictured) moderates a Reuters Newsmaker conversation “Politics on the Edge,” in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 20, 2016. REUTERS/Bria Webb

Blair Hints a Comeback in British Politics

by Abdullatif Jaber | Oct 9, 2016 | World

London- Britain’s late Labour Party leader and PM Harold Wilson once said that “a week is a long time in politics,” referring to the crazy world of politics, in which in a short period of time a limitless number of earth-shattering events can take place. After...