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Università di Bologna. – Getty Images

European Universities Founded before the Discovery of America

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 7, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London – Oxford University sources confirm that it’s the oldest Anglo-Saxon university in the U.K., however, the oldest rank among the European universities is Italian, the Bologna University, which was established in 1088, eight years before Oxford. Both...

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi briefs journalists at a press conference in Tehran on August 22, 2016. (screen capture: YouTube)

Tehran: No Need to Test Washington or Kuwaiti Mediation with Gulf States

by Adel al-Salmi | Feb 7, 2017 | Middle East

London- Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Bahram Ghasemi said Monday that Tehran is by no means in need of testing the United States’ new administration, stressing the need for exercising self-restraint, avoiding rash responses to U.S. President Donald...

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Francois Fillon, former French prime minister and member of Les Republicains political party, reacts as he delivers his speech after partial results in the second round for the French center-right presidential primary election in Paris, France, November 27, 2016. – REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Fillon Apologizes Amidst Calls for his Withdrawal from French Presidential Race

by Michel Abu Najm | Feb 7, 2017 | World

Paris- French right-wing presidential candidate Francois Fillon, once seen as a front-runner to face the far-right Front National’s Marine Le Pen in the final round of the presidential election in May, has seen his ratings drop after anti-fraud prosecutors opened an...

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Members of the Honourable Artillery Company fire a 62 round royal gun salute from the Gun Wharf outside the Tower of London near Tower Bridge to mark the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne, London, 6 February, 2017. Photo: CHRIS J RATCLIFFE / AFP

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Marks Sapphire Jubilee

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 7, 2017 | Uncategorized

London – Queen Elizabeth II became on Monday the first British monarch to reign for 65 years. Her Sapphire Jubilee is being marked with ceremonial gun salutes at London’s Green Park and the Tower of London, and in several other locations across the United Kingdom....

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A waxwork of Adolf Hitler before a 41-year-old man tore its
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Madame Tussauds July 5, 2008 is seen in this July 3, 2008 file photo.
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Promoting a Culture of Hatred, Violence

by Nidaa Abou Ali | Feb 7, 2017 | Features

Riyadh- Western countries like the USA, France, Holland, Germany and many others have recently witnessed the rise of right-winged voices that oppose foreigners and believe in the superiority of the “White Man”. Also religious extremist voices have risen in parts of...