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Fayez al-Sarraj speaks at a press conference in Tripoli. Photograph: Stringer/AFP/Getty Images

Libyan Speaker Says US Pressuring him to Grant Confidence Vote to Sarraj

by Khalid Mahmoud | Apr 29, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Libyan Speaker Aguila Saleh has revealed that he has come under US pressure to grant the Parliament’s vote of confidence to the government of Fayez al-Sarraj. Saleh’s parliament takes the city of Tobruk, in the far east of Libya, as its headquarters. Saleh said...

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A Syrian man runs for cover amid the dust and smoke following a reported regime air strike on the rebel-controlled town of Hamouria, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on April 3, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / ABDULMONAM EASSA

Opposition Clashes in Ghouta Allow Regime Advancement

by Said Abdul Razzak and Caroline Akoum | Apr 29, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Ankara – While opposition factions were busy fighting each other on Friday, Syria’s regime forces and their allies succeeded to advance in the Qaboun district at the outskirt of Damascus. Fierce clashes ripped through several towns in the rebel-held...

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A riot police officer fires tear gas towards demonstrators in a protest against President Michel Temer’s proposal reform of Brazil’s social security system during general strike in Rio de Janeiro. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Protesters, Police Clash in Brazil’s 1st General Strike in Decades

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 29, 2017 | World

Police in Brazil tear-gassed demonstrators and rioters torched buses on Friday in several cities in the violent conclusion of the country’s first general strike in more than two decades over austerity reforms. A peaceful protest by several thousand people in central...

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Pope Francis, right, embraces Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb during a meeting in Cairo, Egypt, on April 28, 2017. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi

Pope from Al-Azhar: No to Violence in Name of Religion

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Apr 29, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Pope Francis, starting a two-day visit to Egypt on Friday, urged all religious leaders to unite in renouncing religious extremism and to counter effectively the barbarity of those who foment hatred and violence. Speaking during the International Peace...

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An AFP reporter takes cover during sniper fire in Syria. AFP photo

Global Press Freedom at 13-Year Low

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 29, 2017 | World

Washington- Global press freedom has hit a 13-year low, threatened by western democratic and authoritarian governments that seek to put more restrictions on it, Freedom House said Friday. The US-based human rights organization highlighted growing concerns over efforts...