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German chancellor Angela Merkel smiles behind German flags at the party headquarters in Berlin, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. (Michael Sohn/AP)

Merkel to Visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Apr 28, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday for two days, heading a delegation of high-ranking officials. German Ambassador to the Kingdom Dieter W. Haller said Merkel would discuss with the Saudi leadership issues of mutual...

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The Grand Imam of Al Azhar, Ahmed Al Tayyeb, right, and the Archbishop of Constantinople, Patriarch Bartholomew I, at the opening of the Al Azhar International Peace Conference in Cairo. Khaled Elfiqi / EPA

Cairo: Azhar’s World Peace Forum Absolves Heavenly Religions from Terrorism

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Apr 28, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Social and religious figures partaking in al Azhar’s peace forum in Cairo, Egypt denounced all damaging actions made by extremist groups in the name of self-styled religion. Forum attendees urged swift action on restoring the tolerant and forgiving image of...

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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses The World Jewish Congress on April 23, 2017 in New York.
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Guatemalan Diplomat Becomes Head of OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism

by Jordan Dakamseh | Apr 28, 2017 | Middle East

New York- United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has appointed Edmond Mulet of Guatemala as the head of the independent three-member panel to lead the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism that was established by...

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A man rides a bicycle past a billboard ahead of Pope Francis’ visit in Cairo, Egypt, April 26, 2017. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Pope Francis Meets with Sisi, Concludes Al-Azhar Peace Conference

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Apr 28, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Roman Catholic Pope Francis will land in Egypt on Friday for a two-day visit where he will meet with Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and religious leaders in the country, including Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II and Grand Imam Ahmed El-Tayyeb. The Pope...

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FILE PHOTO: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani gestures as he registers to run for a second four-year term in the May election, in Tehran, Iran, April 14, 2017. President.ir/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Rouhani Criticizes Security Bodies’ Interference with Iran’s Economy

by Adel al-Salmi | Apr 28, 2017 | World

London – Outgoing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani criticized the meddling of security bodies with the country’s economy. In a speech delivered three weeks ahead of Iran’s presidential elections, Rouhani underlined the influence of the Islamic Revolutionary...