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Riot police officers clash with opposition supporters during a rally in Caracas. AFP

Venezuela to Quit OAS, Comes under EU Pressure

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 27, 2017 | World

Venezuela has said it was quitting the Organization of American States, deepening the diplomatic isolation of the socialist-run nation, which has come under pressure from the bloc over the government’s handling of a violent political crisis. Foreign Minister...

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Iranian senior cleric Ebrahim Raisi gestures as he meets grand clerics in the holy city of Qom, Iran, in this handout photo believed to be taken in April 2016. Tasnim News Agency/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Iranian Academics Call on Khamenei to Implement Radical Changes

by Adel al-Salmi | Apr 27, 2017 | World

London – More than 100 university professors in Iran called on their country’s Supreme Leader to implement radical changes on various levels, including government-led institutions, to overcome living problems and achieve economic progress. Professors, who work at 40...

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Office of Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Brig. Gen. Mark Martins , Asharq Al-Awsat

Prosecution: Guantanamo Bay Trials for Qaeda Suspects Likely to Start Next Year

by Heba El Koudsy | Apr 27, 2017 | Interviews

Guantanamo (Cuba) – Office of Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Brig. Gen. Mark Martins said that the trial for Qaeda members suspected of involvement in the September 11 terror attacks alongside other top Guantanamo Bay prisoners could start in 2018....

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Saudi Gets 7 Years in Jail for Attempt to Join ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 27, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Saudi judiciary sentenced on Wednesday a Saudi citizen to imprisonment and banned him from traveling for pledging allegiance to ISIS and seeking to join it in Syria, taking his wife and children with him. The convict admitted that he supported ISIS and...

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Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal speaks in Doha, Qatar, August 28, 2014 (AP/Osama Faisal)

Khaled Meshaal to Announce New Hamas Charter before his Departure

by Kifah Ziboun | Apr 27, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah– Hamas announced Wednesday that the head of its politburo, Khaled Meshaal, would call for a meeting on Monday in the Qatari capital to officially announce the movement’s new political charter. The announcement confirms earlier reports published by Asharq...