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U.N. Secretary-General-designate, Mr. Antonio Guterres of Portugal (C), acknowledges applause after speaking in front of the U.N. General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S. October 13, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Newly Appointed U.N. Secretary General: Diversity can bring us together, not drive us apart

by Jordan Dakamseh | Oct 14, 2016 | World

New York – Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is set to start a five-year term as U.N. secretary general in January as the U.N. General Assembly unanimously appointed him on Thursday as Ban Ki-moon’s successor. The 193-member assembly passed a...

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Saudi foreign affairs minister and Turkish counterpart hold joint news press conference on Thursday (SPA)

Al-Jubeir: Iran should Reject Violence and Stop Stirring Sectarian Strife

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Oct 14, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh-Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Jubeir said on Thursday that Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces was a sectarian militia organization with affiliations to Iran, causing problems and divisions, and committing ethnic crimes against civilians in different...

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Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump signs autographs after speaking at a campaign rally at Living History Farms in Urbandale, Iowa, January 15, 2016. REUTERS/Scott Morgan

Donald Trump Faltering? Die-Hard Fans Refuse to Buy It

by Trip Gabriel | Oct 14, 2016 | World

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A day after Mr. Trump defended himself at the second presidential debate for making vulgar comments about women, amid a wave of polls showing an increasing lead for Hillary Clinton, thousands of Trump supporters turned out with undimmed fervor for...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques receives Turkish Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Economy/SPA

King Salman Receives Turkish Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Economy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 14, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received at Al-Yamamah Palace on Thursday Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu and Turkish Minister of Economy Nihat Zeybekci. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations...

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A still image from video released on Oct. 13, 2016 shows a U.S. military launching cruise missile strikes from U.S. navy destroyer USS Nitze to knock out three coastal radar sites in Yemen/Reuters

U.S. Sends Warning to Iran by Striking Houthis

by Heba El Koudsy and Arafat Madabish | Oct 14, 2016 | Middle East

Washington, Aden-The latest military developments in Yemen have taken a new path after the U.S. navy hit Houthi radars along the Yemeni coast. Washington asserted on Thursday its readiness to launch new strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen if they keep attacking...