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King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chairing the cabinet’s session. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Stresses Unwavering Support for Palestinians, Legitimate Gains

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – The Saudi Cabinet stressed the Kingdom’s permanent stance at the UN Security Council in its support to the Palestinian people to obtain their rights, including self-determination and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the occupied...

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Emmanuel Macron, candidate in France’s 2017 French presidential election, delivers an address for French nationals in London, Britain, February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Macron Policy in Middle East

by Michel Abu Najm | Apr 25, 2017 | World

Paris – The world watched anxiously the results of the first round of French presidential elections given their consequences on the future of the European Union (EU) and France foreign policy in the Middle East. French electors have chosen the centrist candidate...

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Displaced Iraqi men wait in a truck to be transported to a camp as the battle between the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service and Islamic State militants continues nearby, in western Mosul, Iraq, April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Besieged Citizens in Mosul Suffer from Difficult Humanitarian Conditions

by Dalshad Abdullah | Apr 25, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul – Civilians besieged in Mosul are reporting the city reeking of smell of corpses of citizens who died out of hunger, while the Security and Defense Committee of Nineveh Council announced that the battle to liberate Tal Afar, al-Hadar, al-Bajaaj, and other cities...

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An armed Spanish police officer stands guard during a security operation at Colon square in central Madrid January 13, 2015. (Reuters)

Spanish Police Arrest 8 Suspects Linked to 2016 Brussels Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 25, 2017 | World

Spanish police arrested on Tuesday eight individuals suspected of ties with the terror cells that carried out the bombings in Brussels’ airport and subway in 2016. Police in the northeastern region of Catalonia said that the suspected extremists were detained during...

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Indigenous Sahrawi girls play near their tent in a refugee camp of Al Smara in Tindouf, southern Algeria March 2, 2016. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Algerian Discontent from Moroccan Accusations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2017 | Middle East

Algeria – The Algerian government has expressed discontent from the Moroccan accusations on manipulating the agony of Syrian refugees who have come to Algeria from Morocco in the past days through the borders closed since 23 years. A communique for the Algerian...