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Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Khamenei Razes Foreign Hope in Iranian Elections to the Ground

by Adel al-Salmi | Apr 26, 2017 | World

London – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei destroyed growing foreign hopes, when he strictly warned Tehran’s six presidential candidates from running their campaigns on promises to establish relations with foreign states. Their eyes must not fall beyond Iranian...

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Migrants carry their belongings as they walk towards the Austrian border in Nickelsdorf from Hegyeshalom, Hungary September 25, 2015. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

European Parliament Approves Amendments to Migration Laws

by Abdullah Mustafa | Apr 26, 2017 | World

Brussels – Civil Liberties Committee of European Parliament approved amendments to migration laws and reception conditions for asylum-seekers. It announced that asylum seekers should be able to work in countries of the European Union (EU) no later than two months...

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Smoke rises during clashes between the Lebanese soldiers and militants on the mountains next to the entrance of Arsal, August 3, 2014. (Reuters)

Lebanese Army Intensifies ‘Preemptive’ Strikes against Extremists in Arsal

by Nazeer Rida | Apr 26, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – The Lebanese Army Command announced on Tuesday that it was intensifying its “preemptive” attacks against extremist bases and locations on the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Arsal. The offensive coincided with the arrival of a new batch of...

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EU senior diplomat Helga Schmid (L), Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi (R) and senior diplomats from other six members of the P5+1 group meet in Vienna, Austria, on April 25, 2017. AFP

P5+1-Iran Meeting in Vienna to Assess Nuclear Deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 26, 2017 | World

London-The seventh meeting of the Iran-P5+1 Joint Commission, which monitors the implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers, convened in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Tuesday. The meeting of the commission tasked with monitoring the...

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President Michel Aoun to Beirut Bar Association delegation: No for parliament term extension (NNA)

Lebanon: Cabinet Avoids Snooping into Electoral Law Debate to Elude Divisions

by Youssef Diab | Apr 26, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – As the date of the upcoming legislative session to extend Parliament’s term approaches, chances of an agreement over a new electoral law seem to be fading away. In the wake of conflicting draft-laws submitted by different political figures and groups, and...