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Hillary Clinton speaks during the second presidential debate on October 09, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

How Trump Turned High Politics into Reality Television

by Amir Taheri | Oct 17, 2016 | Media

London-If opinion polls are correct, the recent televised debates in the US presidential campaign have not produced a clear knock-out winner. The mainstream media declared Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton as the winner of the two first debates, albeit with a slim...

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Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa/Reuters

Bahrain King: Building on Past Achievements, Reforms Lead to Consolidation of Civil State

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Oct 17, 2016 | Middle East

Manama-Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa asserted on Sunday that the Kingdom would continue its comprehensive development progress built on past achievements and reforms as a condition to consolidate the civil state based on justice and equality, without...

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(L-R) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed make a joint statement on Yemen at Lancaster House in London on October 16, 2016. JUSTIN TALLIS / POOL / AFP

U.N., U.S. and UK Call for Ceasefire in Yemen

by Arafat Madabish and Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 17, 2016 | Middle East

Aden, London-The United States, Britain and the United Nations called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Yemen to begin on Monday or Tuesday. The international call for truce came during a meeting on Yemen held in London on Sunday, in the presence of U.S....

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Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) react around a table during a bilateral meeting where they discussed the crisis in Syria, in Lausanne, Switzerland, October 15, 2016. REUTERS/Jean-Christophe

Obama Hands over Assad’s Fate to Putin, Syria Opposition Demands Rearmament

by Thaer Abbas, Caroline Akoum and Fatah Al-Rahman | Oct 17, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, Riyadh- It has become evidently clear that U.S. President Barack Obama has handed over the fate of the Syrian regime head, Bashar al-Assad, to Russia’s Vladimir Putin. The above conclusion can be drawn out a series of statements recently issued by the White...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques holds official talks with President of Republic of Equatorial Guinea (SPA)

King Salman Meets with President of Republic of Equatorial Guinea

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 17, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz met with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Republic of Equatorial Guinea at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Sunday. The official meeting saw discussions over bilateral relations and the means...