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A police officer directs the traffic outside the Louvre museum in Paris, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Machete Attacker Shot and Wounded at Louvre in Paris

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 3, 2017 | World

A machete-wielding man was shot and injured as he attacked security forces in a shopping mall beneath the Louvre museum in Paris on Friday, police said. One soldier was injured in the assault by the knifeman who was shot five times and is alive despite his serious...

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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain. REUTERS

Brexit Outline Includes Withdrawal from Three EU Establishments

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 3, 2017 | World

London- Prime Minister Theresa May’s government published its blueprint for Brexit on Thursday after winning a first parliamentary vote on a bill that would empower her to start pulling Britain out of the European Union. London is aiming for a “new,...

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Francois Fillon, former French prime minister, member of The Republicans political party and 2017 presidential candidate of the French centre-right, leaves home in Paris, France, February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

French Elections Battered by Scandals

by Michel Abu Najm | Feb 3, 2017 | World

Paris- The French right-wing is going through a crisis following the scandal of the “fake employments” of the wife of Francois Fillion, once the clear front-runner to become France’s next president, and two of his sons. Three months prior to the first round of...

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ISIS fighters stand guard at a checkpoint in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, June
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Trump to Adopt ‘Countering Islamic Extremism’ instead of anti-Violence Program

by Mounir Al-Mawri | Feb 3, 2017 | World

Washington- The administration of Donald Trump wants to revamp and rename the U.S. government program of “Countering Violent Extremism” to “Countering Islamic Extremism,” officials briefed on the matter have said. This development comes after Trump signed an...

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip leave after a service at St. Mary Magdalene church in Sandringham, Britain January 8, 2017. REUTERS/Alan Walter

Queen Elizabeth II to Hit 65 Years on the Throne

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 3, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- On Feb 6, the Queen will become the first British monarch to reach a Blue Sapphire Jubilee, 65 years to the day since she ascended the throne. Despite this major achievement, the Queen is not expected to hold celebrations, as she decided to keep on her privacy...