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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Stoltenberg: NATO ‘Absolutely Confident’ Trump Committed to Alliance

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 18, 2016 | World

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Friday voiced confidence that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump was committed to the transatlantic alliance, which has stood the test of time for both Washington and Europe. “I am absolutely confident President-elect Trump will...

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Opinion: The Trump Phenomenon

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Nov 18, 2016 | Opinion

I have to admit that my forecast regarding the outcome of US presidential election was wrong, even though I have observed American affairs for decades, having lived under the “Western democracy” since 1978. I deluded myself into believing that human nature is capable...

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President El-Sisi Pardons 82 Young Detainees

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Nov 18, 2016 | Middle East

The Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi pardoned 82 young people in custody on Thursday. The Egyptian Presidential Media Office said that most of those who were pardoned were university students who were arrested during protests including an Islamic Studies...

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Opinion: The American System Reviews Itself

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Nov 18, 2016 | Opinion

The majority of Americans voted for Hillary Clinton and she won the popular vote by at least one million votes. However, the presidency went to her rival Donald Trump because he won the electoral college. This contradiction previously occurred in the 2000 elections,...

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Emergency services respond at the scene of a derailed passenger train near Dalfsen, eastern Netherlands, on Feb. 23, 2016. BRAM VAN DE BIEZEN / AFP – Getty Images

Several Hurt in Dutch Train-Truck Crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 18, 2016 | World

Several people were injured on Friday when a passenger train derailed after smashing into a milk tanker in the northeastern Netherlands, police said. The tanker truck was leaving a farm in the rural area of Winsum, some 200 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam, and...