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Spain’s Princess Cristina (R) arrives at the court with her husband Inaki Urdangarin, to appear on charges of tax fraud, as a long-running investigation into the business affairs of her husband goes to trial in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, January 11, 2016. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo/File Photo

Spain’s Princess Cristina Acquitted in Tax Fraud Trial

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 17, 2017 | World

Spain’s Princess Cristina was cleared on Friday of helping her husband evade taxes after a year-long trial. The ruling said: “We must acquit and we are acquitting Cristina Federica… of tax fraud, of which she was accused.” Cristina’s husband, Inaki Urdangarin,...

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Russian President’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov. Sergey Guneev / Reuters

Kremlin not Disappointed by Development of U.S.-Russia Ties

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 17, 2017 | World

The Kremlin said on Friday it was not disappointed by how U.S.-Russia ties were developing under U.S. President Donald Trump and that it would only be possible to assess the outlook for relations once the leaders of both countries had met. “We haven’t been...

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A soldier from the United Arab Emirates stands guard next to a UAE military plane at the airport of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden. REUTERS

UAE Says Two Soldiers Dead in Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 17, 2017 | Middle East

A soldier from the United Arab Emirates died while taking part in the Saudi-led operation in Yemen, state news agency WAM reported on Friday, without clarifying the circumstances of his death. “The General Command of the UAE Armed Forces has announced the martyrdom of...

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Visitors walk in a labyrinth installation made up of 250,000 books titled “aMAZEme” by Marcos Saboya and Gualter Pupo at the Royal Festival Hall in central London July 31, 2012. REUTERS/Olivia Harris

Six Novels Compete over IPAF ‘Arab Booker’

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Feb 17, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Dammam – The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF), announced on Thursday the shortlist for the 2017 prize, which includes six novels from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Libya, Lebanon and Egypt. The list consists of Kuwaiti Ismail Fahd Ismail, for...

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Participants in the Fatah congress in Ramallah clap and cheer before a speech by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Reuters

Fatah Picks Deputy Leader to Mahmoud Abbas

by Kafah Zaboun | Feb 17, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah-Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement has chosen Mahmoud al-Aloul as deputy party leader. Aloul is a member of the central committee of Fatah, which approved the decision amid criticism by supporters of Prisoner Marwan Barghouti, who was...