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In this Feb. 9, 2016, file photo, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein speaks in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)

U.N. Rights Boss: Trump would be ‘Dangerous’ if Elected

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 12, 2016 | World

Republican nominee Donald Trump becoming president of the United States would present a global danger, the top United Nations human rights official said on Wednesday. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein cited Trump’s views on...

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Egyptian riot police in Cairo. Reuters

Egypt’s Al-Hussein Mosque under Maximum Security, No Sect-Inspired Rituals Permitted

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Oct 12, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Egyptian authorities stepped up security on Tuesday, closing down the Al-Hussein Mosque, located in Old Cairo. The mosque will be reopened on Thursday to avoid possible tensions between Shi’ites and Salafists. “Sectarian religious practices will not be...

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Mr. Abdullah Abu Ghaith

Yemeni Governor: Iranian Experts Flow into City as 6,000 Coup Militants lay Siege to Hodeida

by Said Al-Abyad | Oct 12, 2016 | Interviews

Jeddah- Mr. Abdullah Abu Ghaith, acting governor of Yemen’s Hodeida governorate, confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that over three million Hodeida residents are facing extreme short-term starvation. The region has been hit by a sizable lack in basic food supplies...

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Arab Parliament (Emirates News Agency – WAM)

Arab Parliament Rejects JASTA, Calls for Holding U.S. Accountable for Crimes in the Region

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Oct 12, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- The Arab Parliament on Tuesday rejected the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), recently endorsed by the United States Congress, stressing that the new law contravenes international law and principles. In a meeting held in Sharm Al-Sheikh and...

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Iranian schoolgirls celebrate the 36th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran last year. BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP

Schoolgirls Flogged in Iran’s Baluchestan after Failing to Pay Tuition

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

London- There has been widespread anger on social media after a video was circulated showing Baluchestan schoolgirls from the Kerman province in southeast Iran being flogged after failing to pay their tuition fees. In the video, girls speaking the Farsi language with...