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Saudi Arabia: UK Parliament Terror Attacker Not on Security Radar There

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 25, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

The man responsible for the death of four people near Britain’s Houses of Parliament on Wednesday had spent time working in Saudi Arabia but did not have a criminal record there or attract the attention of the security services, the Saudi embassy in London said...

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Saudi Arabia Supports Civil Society Organizations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 25, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Saudi Ministry of Labor and Social Development announced its plan to support the non-profit sector through providing 60,000 job opportunities in this sector and training workers in line with National Transformation Program (NTP) 2020. The initiative achieves...

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Injured people are assisted after the attack on Westminster Bridge. (Reuters)

Questions Rise on Why Some Muslim Converts are Prone to Extremism

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Mar 25, 2017 | Features

London – Whether it is “Azzam the American,” a top al-Qaeda leader killed by a drone attack on Pakistani-Afghan borders in 2016, Shoe Bomber Richard Reid, who is serving a life sentence, or Khalid Masood, who staged last Wednesday’s London parliament attack,...

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A flag flies for property company Emaar next to a construction site in Dubai’s Marina area. Reuters

Emaar Malls Challenges Amazon to Buy Souq.com

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Mar 25, 2017 | Business

Dubai- Emaar Malls, the shopping-center unit of Dubai’s biggest publicly traded property developer, made a bid for online retailer Souq.com seeking to challenge an existing offer from Amazon.com Inc., according to sources familiar with the matter. Amazon restarted...

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EU leaders meet in Rome to mark the 60th anniversary of their founding treaty. (AP)

EU Renews Vows on 60th Anniversary by Committing to ‘Common Future’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 25, 2017 | World

European Union leaders celebrated the bloc’s 60th anniversary at a special summit in Rome on Saturday during which they renewed their vows with a commitment to a common future without Britain. Meeting without British Prime Minister Theresa May, the other 27...