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Cisco Executive Chairman John Chambers (Photo: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

CISCO Executive Chairman: We Will Contribute to the Achievement of Saudi Vision 2030

by Adhwan Alahmari | Nov 16, 2016 | Business

Riyadh – Cisco Executive Chairman John T. Chambers described Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as an “ambitious personality” and “inspiring figure”. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper on Tuesday, Chambers said his meeting with Prince Mohammed in Silicon...

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Fatou Bensouda, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, in 2015. CreditPool photo by Peter Dejong

ICC: U.S. Forces May Have Committed War Crimes in Afghanistan

by Somini Sengupta and Marlise Simons | Nov 16, 2016 | World

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has said that she had a “reasonable basis to believe” that American soldiers committed war crimes in Afghanistan, including torture. The international prosecutor has been considering whether to begin a full-fledged...

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“The future of any country is about its young people, in Saudi Arabia that is even more true because you’re the majority and you’re more educated and inquisitive than any generation that’s come before.” Bill Gates (miskglobalforum.com)

MiSK Global Forum Addresses Youth Role in Sustainable Development

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Nov 16, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Riyadh – Under the patronage of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz, MiSK Global Forum – an initiative to empower the Arab youth – kicked off in Riyadh on Tuesday with a key address by Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. MiSK Global Forum (MGF...

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Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. – Reuters

How Do Leaders of Libya’s Former Regime Live in Extremist Prisons?

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Nov 16, 2016 | Features

Benghazi-After five years of torture, Colonel Nasr set for the first time on a couch to tell his visitors about his experience in prisons, obscure rooms, sickness, and death with dozens of his colleagues, who were arrested in Sirte after the murder of Muammar Gaddafi....

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Hezbollah fighters, holding up Lebanese flags and the yellow flag of the militant group, parade through the southern suburbs of Beirut in November 2009. AFP

Hezbollah’s U.S.-Made Arms Create Confusion, Washington Investigates

by Nazeer Rida | Nov 16, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The appearance of American-made armored vehicles during a military parade organized by the so-called Hezbollah Sunday in the Syrian city of al-Qusayr has created confusion in Lebanon and fears that it would have a negative impact on U.S. aid to the Lebanese...