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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets with Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo. (AFP)

El-Sisi Vows to Abbas to Address Palestinian State Issue with Trump

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Mar 21, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi pledged to Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Monday to bring up the issue of the “Palestinian State” in the expected meeting with US President Donald Trump next month. During the talks between...

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President Donald Trump meets with Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi in the White House in Washington. (AP)

Trump, Iraqi PM Discuss Fight against ISIS

by Heba El-Koudsy and Dalshad Abdullah | Mar 21, 2017 | Middle East

Washington, Erbil – US President Donald Trump met on Monday with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Washington to discuss efforts to fight ISIS. US presidential sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the meeting, which was also attended by Vice President Mike...

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A display of dresses worn by Lady Diana during a press preview of the exhibition entitled, Diana Her Fashion Story, at Kensington Palace in London. (AFP)

Princess Diana’s Dresses Tell her Life Story

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 21, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London – On the 20th anniversary of her death, the “Diana: Her Fashion Story” exhibition at Kensington Palace will feature the princess’s best dresses, which will tell how Diana evolved from a shy aristocratic lady into a strong famous woman. The exhibition...

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Forces with the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) are seen in the northern Syria province of Raqqa on July 10, 2015. (AFP)

Russia Challenges US in Training Kurds

by Caroline Akoum | Mar 21, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – After proving its effectiveness in fighting ISIS in several northern and northeastern Syrian areas, Moscow on Monday entered the line of supporting Kurds, therefore, competing with the military support that the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG)...

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David Rockefeller arrives at the funeral service for New York socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor at St. Thomas Church in New York, August 17, 2007. REUTERS/Jeff Zelevansky/File Photo

Former Head of Chase Manhattan Bank David Rockefeller Dies at 101

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 20, 2017 | World

David Rockefeller, a former head of Chase Manhattan bank and luminary in political and philanthropic circles, died Monday at the age of 101, a spokesman said. He died in his sleep due to congestive heart failure at his home in Pocantico Hills, just north of New York...