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Khalifa Ghweil, a self-declared prime minister, gestures during an interview with Reuters, in Tripoli. Photo: Reuters

Libya’s Ghweil Wounded, Lost Tripoli Bastion to UN-Backed Sarraj

by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 16, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Local Libya sources said that prime minister of the self-declared government in Tripoli Khalifa Ghweil received a leg injury during fierce battles over the last three days. The internationally-backed government headed by Prime Minister Fayez al Sarraj has been...

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US President Donald Trump’s travel ban has been halted by US District Judge Derrick Watson of Hawaii (AFP Photo/Nicholas Kamm)

Hawaii Judge Halts Trump’s Revamped Travel Ban

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 16, 2017 | World

Just hours before US President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban was set to go into effect, a federal court in Hawaii on Wednesday halted the executive order, dealing him a humiliating defeat. The ruling means a nationwide freeze on enforcement of a ban on entry...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman leaves Japan after official visit (SPA) 16-06-1438 AH

King Salman: Islamic World Challenges Require More Solidarity among Muslims

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 16, 2017 | Middle East, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrived in the People’s Republic of China Wednesday on an official visit. Before his departure from Tokyo, he received at his residence a number of Islamic figures in Japan. In his...

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Sudanese Immigrant Serves Up the Best Falafel in Los Angeles

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 16, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Los Angeles – Falafel has many flavors because of the many ingredients it can be prepared from, but apparently, the Los Angeles Palate newspaper saw that the most delicious Falafel is being prepared in Los Angeles by a Sudanese immigrant called Amin Musa....

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Militants from Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) have been behind several plots against Western targets (AFP Photo)

US Offers $5 Million to Find Murderer of American Teacher in Yemen

by Khater al-Khater | Mar 16, 2017 | Middle East

Washington- The Rewards for Justice program of the US State Department has offered to pay $5 million for information leading to those responsible for the murder of American national Joel Shrum in Yemen in 2012. Shrum, 29, was fatally shot by a gunman on the back of a...