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Tanks line up for the parade on Saturday. Photograph: AP

Pyongyang Wields ‘Nuclear’ in the Face of Washington

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 16, 2017 | World

Pyongyang, Washington – In an indirect response to US President Donald Trump, North Korea warned on Saturday to use its nuclear weapons in countering any similar attack that might target its territories. “We will respond to an all-out war with an all-out war and...

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Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu answers a question during an interview in Ankara on Aug. 24, 2015.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Warns Europe again on Refugees’ Agreement

by Thaer Abbas | Apr 16, 2017 | Interviews

Ankara – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Turkey’s relation with European countries is going through a difficult period, considering that the European Union’s actions let Ankara down following the failed coup attempt in July 15. At the time...

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin chairs a session of the State Council’s Presidium at the Kremlin in Moscow, October 9, 2012. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

Putin Vows to Prevent ‘Color Revolutions’

by Taha Abed alWahed | Apr 16, 2017 | World

Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev had both set the “color revolutions” next to international terrorism on the top of the list of dangers that threaten the stability and security of former Soviet republics. Given...

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The aftermath of the explosion showed with bodies lying on the ground. (Reuters)

Massacre Complicates ‘Population Swap’ in Syria

by Youssef Diab | Apr 16, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – At least 100 people were killed and around 500 were injured on Saturday when a bomb ripped through one of the buses carrying refugees from the towns of Kefraya and Fua on their way to the city of Aleppo, northern Syria. The convoy was carrying residents...

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A civil defense member breathes through an oxygen mask, after the gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

Russia is Defending itself not Assad

by Tariq Alhomayed | Apr 16, 2017 | Opinion

Yesterday, we discussed Bashar al-Assad’s trouble following the US strike and his denial of the town of Khan Shaykhoun chemical attack by saying it was 100% fabricated. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the reports indicating there is a chemical attack in...