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French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, right, stands at the entrance of the Dar al-Fatwa building, the headquarters of the Sunni Mufti, as she refused to don a headscarf. (Hussein Malla/Associated Press)

Lebanon: Meeting between Grand Mufti, Le Pen Cancelled as She Refused to Wear Headscarf

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 22, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – French far-right National Front presidential candidate Marine Le Pen refused to wear a headscarf for a scheduled appointment with Lebanon’s Grand Mufti on Tuesday and walked away following a short discussion with the Mufti’s aides. Le Pen, among the...

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Khamenei with participants at the Sixth International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Intifada held in Tehran on Tuesday/ Tasnim

Khamenei Threatens ‘Substitution’ of his Palestinian Allies

by Adel al-Salmi | Feb 22, 2017 | World

London, Ramallah- Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned on Tuesday Tehran’s Palestinian allies that if they abandoned the resistance, another group would be ready to carry their flag. Khamenei’s comments at the Sixth International Conference in Support of...

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Omar Abdel Rahman’s Death Stirs Memories of 1993 Attack

by SARAH MASLIN NIR and NIKITA STEWART | Feb 22, 2017 | Features

It was a stunning act of terror, an assault on the World Trade Center that shook New York City. The long wake of its memory still slices through those who were there and the families of those who died. That was 1993. Roughly eight years before the twin towers were...

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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed with General Tom Beckett (SPA)

Deputy Crown Prince Holds Talks with Senior British Defense Consultant for the ME

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 22, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, met at his office in Riyadh with General Tom Beckett, senior defense consultant for the Middle East at the British defense ministry. During the meeting, they...

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Crown Prince Mohammed with Senator John McCain (SPA)

Crown Prince Receives U.S. Senator McCain

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 22, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior received at Al-Yamamah Palace on Tuesday Member of the United States Senate Senator John McCain. During the meeting, they discussed a number of issues of common...