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International Call to Face Famine in Africa

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 24, 2017 | World

New York – United Nations aid agencies and donor countries gathered in Oslo Thursday for a two-day meeting to raise emergency aid for millions of people threatened by famine in several countries in Africa. The U.N. aims to collect up to $1.5 billion in commitments...

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A man types on a computer keyboard in Warsaw in this February 28, 2013 illustration file picture. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Cyber Hackers Attack Banks Worldwide

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 24, 2017 | Technology

London- Cyber hackers who attacked websites of major financial institutions around the world belong to a criminal group, which seeks to imitate other Russian groups to confuse investigators. Researchers in BAE Systems for aerospace security said they received and...

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U.N. mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura reacts after a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland October 6, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

4th Round of Syrian Talks in Geneva: Ambiguity Continues

by Michel Abu Najm | Feb 24, 2017 | Middle East

Geneva – U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura successfully prevented on Thursday the failure of the fourth round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva, after he convinced representatives of the Syrian opposition factions to sit together as a unified delegation at...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques meets Somalia’s President. SPA

Saudi-Somali Summit Discusses Bilateral Cooperation, Regional Developments

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 24, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo have discussed aspects of bilateral cooperation and the developments in the region. Farmajo’s trip to Riyadh was his first official foreign visit...

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This file photo taken on December 19, 2013 shows Police Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick speaking on February 22, 2017. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL

Cressida Dick Named London’s First Female Police Chief

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 24, 2017 | World

Britain has appointed Cressida Dick as the first woman to head London’s police force in its 188-year history, succeeding Bernard Hogan-Howe who steps down as Metropolitan Police Commissioner this month after five years in charge. Dick, 56, becomes the most...