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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump talks to members of the media at Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 21, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Robert Gates: There’s Value in Trump’s ‘Disruptive Approach’

by David Ignatius | Dec 26, 2016 | Opinion

Bob Gates has worked in senior national security positions for the past five presidents, Republican and Democratic. So it’s noteworthy — and to me, encouraging — that he is advising President-elect Donald Trump, too. Gates, a former defense secretary, CIA director and...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, and the European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini arrive to attend a press briefing after their meeting, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 16, 2016. (AP /Ebrahim Noroozi)

IAEA Releases Restricted Documents on Iran’s Nuclear Activity

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 26, 2016 | World

London – The International Atomic Energy Agency has published on its website a number of documents, previously restricted, about the international nuclear deal with Iran reached in 2015. The documents released Friday are accompanied by a letter from the European...

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Extremists in Libya Set Up Strongholds

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Dec 26, 2016 | Features

Cairo – In meetings held near the Cairo International Airport, officials in regional security bodies have exceptionally accelerated their activity following the terrorist attacks that targeted the Middle East recently. Reports said that many extremists have been...

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EU Parliamentarian and former French Justice Minister Rachida Dati

Former French Minister: Iran, Russia Should Control Their Strategies in the Region

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Dec 26, 2016 | Interviews

Riyadh – EU Parliamentarian and former French Justice Minister Rachida Dati called on the international community to take a firmer stance towards the necessity to put an end to death and destruction in Syria. She also stressed that Russia and Iran should control...

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Syrian refugees stand in line as they wait for aid packages at Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, January 20, 2016. REUTERS/ Muhammad Hamed

Jordan: Two EU Grants to Support Water, Sanitation Projects

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Dec 26, 2016 | Middle East

Jordan – The Jordanian government signed an agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD) aimed at developing the Kingdom’s water sector and infrastructure, as part of an EU project to assist Jordan with the Syrian refugees crisis. Jordanian Minister of Planning...