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German Official: ‘Iran’s Nuclear Program Threatens Regional, World Stability’

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Feb 23, 2017 | Interviews

Riyadh – President of the German Federal Academy for Security Policy Dr. Karl-Heinz Kamp confirmed that Iran’s attempts to possess nuclear weapons pose a huge threat on regional and world stability. Kamp said that reports issued by the International Atomic...

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Attempts to Cause Saudi-UAE Tension

by Salman Al-dossary | Feb 23, 2017 | Opinion

The rules of inter-Gulf relations are stability and accord while the exceptions are dispute and disparity. Throughout decades, these have continued to be the foundation for establishing unique ties among Gulf states. Since Operation Decisive Storm – that has...

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A Palestinian boy dressed as Santa Claus holds a Palestinian flag as he stands in front of Israeli soldiers during a protest against the controversial Israeli barrier in the West Bank village of al-Masara near Bethlehem. Ammar Awad/Reuters

Any Solution, is a Good Solution

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Feb 23, 2017 | Opinion

A sense of hope reignited now that U.S. President Donald Trump has assigned his son-in-law- Jared Kushner to manage the Palestinian-Israeli conflict file, but so far this is an illusion. There will be no solution if there is no change on ground. There should be...

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Pakistani security officials examine the site of a bomb attack in Lahore on February 23, 2017 (AFP Photo/Arif ALI)

Pakistan on Edge as Fresh Bombing Hits Lahore

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 23, 2017 | World

At least eight people were killed and 20 injured after a bomb ripped through Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore Thursday, officials said, the tenth attack in just under a fortnight pointing to a resurgence in violence. The blast, the second to hit the provincial...

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Marine Le Pen gestures as she speaks during a conference in Lyon, France CREDIT: AP PHOTO/MICHEL EULER

Marine Le Pen’s Aide Charged in ‘Fake Jobs’ Scandal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 23, 2017 | World

Paris – French Police arrested two senior assistants of Marine Le Pen, the far-right French presidential candidate, for a fraud inquiry in the case of EU “fake jobs”, a police source said. Le Pen was also put under formal investigation in a probe into the alleged...