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FILE PHOTO – Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh, who is also a presidential candidate for the Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction (APRC), smiles during a rally in Banjul, Gambia, November 29, 2016. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon/File Photo

Gambia’s Jammeh Announces Relinquishes ‘Mantle of Leadership’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 21, 2017 | World

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh said on Saturday he was stepping down under pressure from regional armies. The armies entered the West African country this week following his refusal to admit an election defeat to President Adama Barrow. Some 7,000 soldiers from...

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European Official Requests Urgent Assistance For Refugees During Winter

by Abdullah Mustafa | Jan 21, 2017 | World

Members of the European Parliament have requested that EU institutions and member states provide urgent assistance to migrants and refugees who are facing cold weather and snow in a number of EU countries. They also called on European governments to keep their...

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Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Masimov (R) talks with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev during their meeting in Astana, May 29, 2012. REUTERS/Dmitry Astakhov/RIA Novosti/Pool

U.S. Delegate to Attend Syria Talks in Astana

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 21, 2017 | Middle East

The United States officially announced that it will not send a comprehensive delegation from Washington to attend Syrian peace talks in the Kazakh capital. Current transition of power in the U.S has taken up top priority of the nation’s efforts. The State...

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Marine Le Pen, France’s National Front political party head, attends a joint news conference at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, June 16, 2015. REUTERS/Yves Herman

French Far-Right Leader Le Pen: Brexit Will Trigger a ‘Domino Effect’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 21, 2017 | World

At a right-wing meeting aiming to oust established parties in elections this year, France’s Far-right leader Marine Le Pen urged European voters to follow the example of Americans and the British and “wake up” in 2017. Speaking to several hundred...

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Gambian Army Chief Vows That There Will be No War

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 21, 2017 | World

Gambian army chief Ousman Badjie said yesterday that there “is not going to be any war or any fighting” in the country. Meanwhile, leaders of West African countries are making a final attempt to persuade Yahya Jammeh, who lost the presidential election, to relinquish...