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A riot police officer fires tear gas at demonstrators during a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. AFP

Venezuela Opposition Calls for Another Protest despite Deaths

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

Venezuela’s opposition vowed fresh huge protests on Thursday, upping the ante in its bid to oust unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro a day after deadly clashes rocked the country. A 17-year-old boy and a 23-year-old woman died after being shot Wednesday during...

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Gaza has seen its largest unauthorized protests in almost a decade/AFP

Hamas Apologizes to Abbas for Insults

by Kifah Ziboun and Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 20, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah, Gaza- A few days following a fierce attack on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the Hamas Movement apologized for the unacceptable insults launched by some of its members during marches staged in the Gaza Strip. “I extremely apologize for such an...

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Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman. Sergei Karpukhin / Reuters

Faced by Prison Hunger Strikes, Lieberman to Follow in Thatcher’s Footsteps

by Nazir Majli | Apr 20, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv, Ramallah- Hunger strikes in Israeli prisons have entered their third day with Israeli authorities going into penal measures exacted on protesters aiming to better their conditions. Rather than negotiating Palestinian prisoners partaking in the strikes,...

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at the US-Saudi Arabia CEO Summit, at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, April 19, 2017. (AP)

Meeting in Washington Discusses Saudi-US Economic Partnership

by Heba El Koudsy | Apr 20, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Washington – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson lauded on Wednesday historic ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia. He also underlined his country’s commitment to facilitate US-Saudi economic relations, noting that the US would support the Saudi private...

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Pregnant women arrive at the “Hospital Escuela Universitario” to be checked for zika virus in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on January 29, 2016. AFP PHOTO/Orlando SIERRA

Should Pregnant Women Hang up their Mobile Phones?

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 20, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- Children whose mothers were frequent cell phone users during pregnancy were more likely than those of less frequent users to be hyperactive, a new study finds. But lead author Laura Birks is not advising expectant mothers to hang up their cell phones. She...