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French President Francois Hollande speaks during the annual television interview at the Elysee Palace following the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, July 14, 2015. REUTERS/Alain Jocard/Pool

French Lawmakers Demand Hollande to Recognize a Palestine Sovereign State

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 27, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh – A group of French lawmakers signed a letter directed at French President Francois Hollande, calling on him to recognize the Palestinian Authority as a sovereign state. Lawmakers, who represent different blocs, believe the people of Palestine have the...

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Anna Mumaw (L) of Olympia, Washington attends the People’s Tribunal Against the Detention Center event organized by undocumented immigrants and formerly detained at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington on February 26, 2017. Jason Redmond / AFP

Immigration Agents Discover New Freedom to Deport Under Trump

by Nicholas Kulish, Caitlin Dickerson and Ron Nixon | Feb 27, 2017 | Features

Virginia- In Virginia, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents waited outside a church shelter where undocumented immigrants had gone to stay warm. In Texas and in Colorado, agents went into courthouses, looking for foreigners who had arrived for hearings on other...

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Donald Trump during a press conference at the White House, Washington, Febraury 16, 2017 Washington / AFP

Trump Boycotts White House Correspondents’ Dinner

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 27, 2017 | World

Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he will be skipping the White House correspondents’ dinner on April 29. The president tweeted his announcement on Saturday. “I will not be attending the White House Correspondents’ Association...

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman meets with ministers next to Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak at the Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Saudi, Malaysian Ambassadors Pin Hopes on King Salman’s Visit to Malaysia

by Fateh Arahman Yousef and Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 27, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Malaysia Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Zainol Rahim Zainuddin said that the visit of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to Malaysia sets the cornerstone of future strategic relations between Riyadh and Kuala Lumpur and will...

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Trump Would Back Probe to Look into Yemen Raid that Claimed U.S. Navy SEAL’s Life

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 27, 2017 | Middle East

Washington- The White House said Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump might be supporting a probe into the U.S. January operation in Yemen. The offensive resulted in the death of a number of militants affiliated with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and claimed...