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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and United Nations special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura enter a hall during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

5th Round of UN-led Syrian Talks Kicks off in Geneva

by Taha Abdul Wahed and Asharq Al Awsat | Mar 23, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, London – The fifth round of UN-led intra-Syrian talks will kick off in Geneva on Thursday, with little hope of substantial breakthrough, as both pro-regime and opposition delegations have shown no flexibility in their stances. The previous round of talks ended...

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UN Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Martin Kobler speaks to illegal immigrants at Abu Saleem detention center for illegal immigrants in Tripoli, in this file photo. Reuters

Libya: HRW Hints to Possibility of Haftar Forces Involvement in War Crimes

by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 23, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Libyan National Army (LNA) forces, led by Khalifa Haftar, may have committed war crimes, including killing and beating civilians, executing, and desecrating bodies of opposition fighters in the eastern city of Benghazi on and around March 18, 2017, Human...

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Smoke rises over a warehouse storing tank ammunition at military base in Balaklia. Reuters

Ex-Russian Lawmaker Killed in Kiev as Ukraine Probes Arms Depot Blast

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

A former lawmaker of the Russian State Duma and key witness in a treason case against Ukraine’s ousted leader Viktor Yanukovich was shot dead in the center of the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on Thursday, police said. Kiev police chief Andriy Kryshchenko told the...

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Unemployed protesters shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the government provide them with job opportunities, as Tunisia marks the sixth anniversary of Tunisia’s 2011 revolution, in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia January 14, 2017. REUTERS/Amine Ben Aziza

People’s Movement Leader: Ennahdha-Social Liberal Coalition Threatens Democracy in Tunisia

by AlMunji alSaidani | Mar 23, 2017 | Interviews, Uncategorized

Tunisia- Leader of the People’s Movement Zuhair Maghzawi criticized limiting the political operation in Tunisia to two parties: Ennahdha Party and Social Liberal Party. He considered this a misunderstanding of the political map following the 2011 revolution and...

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Low-income Iranians line up to receive food supplies in southern Tehran, Feb. 3, 2014. (photo by DAVOUD GHAHRDAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Rouhani Warms Up to Khamenei, Reassuring Commitment to ‘Resistive Economy’

by Adel al-Salmi | Mar 23, 2017 | World

London- Two days after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei launched a wave of harsh criticisms against the country’s economic policy, President Hassan Rouhani rushed to deny any shortcoming on enforcing the nationally demanded “resistive economy.” The spat intensified...