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Lebanese army soldiers sit on top of an armored vehicle near the entrance leading to Arsal August 3, 2014. Photo: REUTERS/Hassan Abdallah

Lebanese Army Shells Militant Posts in Arsal Outskirts

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 30, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Clashes erupted in the border area of Arsal in northeastern Lebanon on Tuesday night, when militants from the so-called Al-Nusra Front attacked several “Hezbollah” posts located along the Lebanese-Syrian border. Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that...

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An Egyptian military vehicle is seen on the highway in northern Sinai, Egypt, in this May 25, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih/Files

Egypt: 28 ISIS Members Arrested in Sinai Security Raids

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 30, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Egyptian army spokesman Colonel Tamer Rifai announced on Wednesday the arrest of 28 “Takfiri” extremists in the city of Arish, nestled North of Sinai. The arrests were reportedly made during a series of security raids targeting ISIS-held land...

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People walk over London’s Westminster Bridge wrapped in Union flags on June 26, 2016. Odd Andersen / AFP – Getty Images

‘Brexit’ Begins: The Point of No Return

by Abdullah Mustafa | Mar 30, 2017 | World

London – Brussels – The UK government has formally began Wednesday a legal process to exit the European Union, by triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which sets in motion a series of events which leaves the UK and the EU on amicable terms after two years...

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Saudi Deputy Crown Prince meets with Lebanese PM. SPA

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets with Lebanese PM

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 30, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, met in his office in Riyadh on Wednesday with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The meeting reviewed bilateral...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives President of the Arab Republic of Egypt (SPA)

King Salman Holds Talks with Several Arab Leaders in Jordan

by Sawsan Abu Husain and Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 30, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Dead Sea and Amman – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz has held several meetings with Arab leaders on the sidelines of the 28th Arab Summit held in Jordan. He met separately with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt,...