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German police officers stand guard during a raid in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017.(AP Photo/Michael Probst)

German Police Raid 4 Houses of Imams Accused of Spying for Turkey

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 16, 2017 | World

Berlin– German police raided in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate on Wednesday the apartments of four imams suspected of spying for the Turkish government. The four imams are accused of spying on followers of cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara accuses of...

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Speaker of Hamas Political bureau Khaled Mashaal. Reuters

Hamas to Announce Amended Charter in Coming Weeks

by Kifah Ziboun | Feb 16, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- Speaker of Hamas Political bureau Khaled Mashaal said on Wednesday that Hamas would be publishing a new charter in the “coming weeks,” which would reflect “Hamas’s thought and political legacy.” Last month, senior Hamas spokesperson Osama Hamdan said Hamas...

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Late Ambassador Juma Mohammed Abdullah al-Kaabi [File: UAE Embassy in Kabul/AP]

UAE Mourns Death of Ambassador Injured in Afghanistan Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 16, 2017 | Middle East

Abu Dhabi- UAE Ambassador to Afghanistan, Juma al-Kaabi, has died of injuries sustained in a terrorist attack in Kandahar in January in which five other Emiratis died while on a humanitarian mission. The UAE delegation was attending the opening of an orphanage when a...

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif with Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa (SPA)

Crown Prince Discusses Bilateral Relations with Bahraini Counterpart

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 16, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, discussed with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain fraternal relations between the two countries and ways of enhancing them in all fields....

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Workers walk at the site of the under-construction Riyadh Metro
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Saudi Arabia to Inaugurate Longest Rail by End of February

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Feb 16, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Dammam- By the end of February, Saudi Arabia will start operating the longest rail in the country that will link Riyadh with Al-Hudaitha entry point on the Saudi-Jordanian borders. The Saudi Railway Company (SAR), owner and contractor of the project, is set to...