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People gather in Hong Kong, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, to mourn for the victims killed in Friday’s attacks in Paris. French President Francois Hollande said more than 120 people died Friday night in shootings at Paris cafes, suicide bombings near France’s national stadium and a hostage-taking slaughter inside a concert hall. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

France Concerned about the Return of its ‘Terrorists’ from Battlefields in Iraq, Syria

by Michel Abu Najm | Jan 21, 2017 | World

Paris – Top level meetings are being planned by senior Government officials over fears the ISIS operatives could unleash more terror in France which is still in a state of emergency. France is concerned about the return of French extremists fighting for ISIS and...

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Majed Al-Osaimi, general supervisor of the social development department, speaking on the initiative aimed at employing social security beneficiaries. — Courtesy photo

Registration at the Saudi ‘Citizens Account Program’ Kicks off in February

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

Riyadh- The Ministry of Labor and Social Development in Saudi Arabia has revealed that the beginning of February will witness registration at the “Citizens Account Program” – a program that aims at limiting impact of energy prices on citizens – in a step to...

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Militants of the Syrian rebel group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham cheer after a Russian helicopter was shot down in the north of Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province. Reuters

Fateh al-Sham Prepares Militarily in Anticipation for Infighting Following Astana Talks

by Nazeer Rida | Jan 21, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as the al-Nusra Front, anticipated the outcomes of Astana talks that will be held on Monday by preparing militarily on large scale. The group opened its spare warehouses and launched a workshop for booby-trapping...

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Newspaper headlines and clippings are posted on a wall inside a staff office at the White House in Washington May 2, 2011, the morning after US President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden. Photo: Reuters

Bin Laden Showed Concerns about al-Qaeda Downfall

by Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 21, 2017 | Features

Washington – One day after CIA released millions of classified pages online, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) rushed to release the fourth and final batch or al-Qaeda correspondence, which were found by U.S. soldiers in 2011. The 49...

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President-elect Donald Trump, left, and President Barack Obama arrive for Trump’s inauguration ceremony at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S. January 20, 2017. REUTERS/J. Scott Applewhite/Pool

Trump, Least Popular Incoming President in 40 Years

by Heba El Koudsy | Jan 21, 2017 | World

Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump will be the least popular newly inaugurated U.S. president in the history of U.S. presidents. A survey conducted by Washington Post and ABC News revealed that 405% of Americans approve the way Trump handled the...