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France’s President Francois Hollande visits an exhibition during a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the energy transition law, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Friday, July 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)

Voters Still Unsure as Hollande Hits Back at Scandal-hit Fillon’s Claims

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 24, 2017 | World

France’s leader on Friday lashed out at presidential candidate Francois Fillon as an opinion poll showed that nearly half of all French voters have yet to decide who they want to be president with only a month to go until the election. Fillon, who has slid from...

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Armed police officers stand guard inside a security cordon, outside of the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 22, 2017 during an emergency incident.
Britain’s Houses of Parliament were in lockdown on Wednesday after staff said they heard shots fired, triggering a security alert. / AFP PHOTO / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS

Eight Hours, 2,000 Hearts Beating behind British Parliament Lockdown

by Badr Al-Qahtani | Mar 24, 2017 | Features, Uncategorized

London- Whether it is “detained,” “locked,” or “stuck,” each of the labels fit. But most certainly it is not a fortunate experience one looks forward to having. In one of Westminster Palace’s courtyard corners, a young man who goes by...

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Belgian police arrest a man for attempting to drive into a crowd of shoppers in Antwerp, Belgium. (AFP)

Man who Drove through Antwerp Shoppers to Face Terror Charges

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 24, 2017 | World

Terror charges have been laid down against a man who sped through a pedestrian shopping street in Belgium’s port city of Antwerp. He faces terror offences including attempted murder after driving at high speed into a crowded shopping area, federal prosecutors said...

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Firefighters search for the bodies of civilians who were killed after an air strike against ISIS triggered a massive explosion in Mosul, Iraq. (Reuters)

Air Raids Kill Hundreds of ISIS Hostages in Mosul

by Dalshad Abdullah | Mar 24, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul – Dozens of besieged residents were killed and buried in collapsed buildings in Mosul after two air strikes targeted residences where ISIS had hoisted its flag to mislead the coalition air force and Iraqi army. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)...

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Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr delivers a sermon to worshippers during Friday prayers at the Kufa mosque near Najaf, Iraq September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Moqtada Sadr to Dissociate his Military Arm

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 24, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad- “Iraqi Cleric and Leader of Sadrist Movement Moqtada al-Sadr is expected to announce the dissociation of Saraya al-Salam, the military arm of his bloc, during his speech infront of his followers in Baghdad on Friday,” an official in the Sadrist Movement told...