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Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Reuters photo

Bouteflika’s Top Aide Criticizes Government Policies

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 15, 2017 | Middle East

Algeria- The top aide to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has criticized the government’s economic and good governance performance as part of the parliamentary elections campaign that enters its second week on Sunday. Government circles say there is a huge...

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French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon. (AFP)

Jean-Luc Melenchon: ‘Rebel Leftist’ Seeking French Presidency

by Michel Abu Najm | Apr 15, 2017 | Features

Paris – If there is a need to demonstrate that Jean-Luc Melenchon, the French presidential candidate who has been described as the “rebellious France”, has started to affect his three rival candidates, one need only observe how all three of them have simultaneously...

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Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) female fighters gather east of Raqqa city, Syria March 26, 2017. REUTERS/Rodi Said

Observatory: SDF on Doorstep of Syria’s Tabqa

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 15, 2017 | Middle East

Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an Arab-Kurdish alliance backed by the United States, have advanced to the edge of Tabqa, a key jihadist-held town in northern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Saturday. SDF fighters “are now...

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An unidentified rocket is displayed during a military parade marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang on April 15, 2017. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on April 15 saluted as ranks of goose-stepping soldiers followed by tanks and other military hardware paraded in Pyongyang for a show of strength with tensions mounting over his nuclear ambitions.
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North Korea Displays Apparently New Missiles amid Rising Tensions across the Region

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 15, 2017 | World

North Korea displayed what appeared to be new long-range and submarine-based missiles on the 105th birth anniversary of its founding father with ruler Kim Jong Un looking on with delight despite a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier group steaming towards the region....

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A picture of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seen through national flags ahead of Sunday’s constitutional referendum. (Reuters)

Erdogan Seeks to Ease Nationalist Fears over Alleged Federal Rule

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Apr 15, 2017 | World

Ankara – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sought to reassure nationalists and ensure their backing of the presidential system on the eve of the country’s vote on a referendum that would introduce constitutional changes that would grant the presidency sweeping...