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Richard Ratcliffe, Nazanin Zaghari and their daughter Gabriella. AP

Differences with London over Tehran’s Human Rights Record

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 26, 2017 | World

London- Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly rejected recent remarks by a British Foreign Office official against the Islamic Republic’s human rights record, calling the comments “provocative.” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Wednesday reacted to...

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Johnson & Johnson to Buy Pharma Group Actelion for $30 bn

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 26, 2017 | Business

U.S. healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson on Thursday announced it was buying Europe’s biggest bio-pharmaceutical firm, Switzerland’s Actelion, for $30 billion (27.9 billion euros) in a deal that creates a new spin-off company. The deal between the...

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Syrian refugee children sit in a box at a makeshift settlement in Qab Elias in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley December 8, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Region Complains over Repercussions of Syrian Refugee Crisis

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Jan 26, 2017 | Middle East

Amman- The ninth conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region convened Tuesday in Amman under the theme “Together for Humanity.” The three-day meeting tackles a scope of issues including the...

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Al-Nusra Front militants reportedly going door to door arresting U.S.-backed rebels. Khalil Ashawi, – Reuters

Turkey Carries out First Security Operation against Fateh al-Sham

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jan 26, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Four people have been arrested after an operation targeting al-Nusra militants in the Yildirim district of the northwestern province of Bursa on Wednesday. The arrested suspects were determined to have been providing logistical support for the jihadist...

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Bahraini Justice Looks in Cases of Three Gangs

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Jan 26, 2017 | Middle East

Manama – Bahraini Public Prosecution announced that the High Criminal Court and the Appeal Court will look in February in three criminal cases of 20 individuals accused of torturing youths and robbing possessions in an excuse that the victims are cooperating...