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General Khalifa Haftar (R), commander of armed forces loyal to the internationally recognised Libyan government, shakes hands with the head of UN-backed Libyan Presidential Council, Fayez al-Sarraj, in the eastern town of al-Marj on January 31, 2016 (AFP Photo/)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks after signing a bilateral agreement with his Uruguayan counterpart Tabare Vazquez during a meeting in Moscow, Russia February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Kochetkov/Pool
Kremlin: Putin, Trump Agree to Cooperate on Syria, Set Up Meeting
Russia’s Vladimir Putin and United States President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call on Tuesday to try to meet in July and work together to try to strengthen a shaky ceasefire in Syria, the Kremlin said in a statement. The Kremlin, which called the talks...Caption:
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly won a referendum in April that will tighten his grip on power, AFP
Erdogan Warns Turkey Could ‘Say Goodbye’ To EU
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Tuesday that Turkey would bring the curtain down on its over half-century bid to join the European Union if new accession chapters were not opened. Erdogan’s threat to say “goodbye” to the EU came just minutes...Caption:
Asharq Al-Awsat Editor-in-Chief Ghassan Charbel receives his award in Dubai. (Government of Dubai)
Asharq Al Awsat EIC Awarded Media Personality of the Year at Dubai’s Arab Media Forum
Riyadh – The Dubai-sponsored forum for Arab Journalism presented Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief Ghassan Charbel the Media Personality of the Year Award on Tuesday. Mr. Charbel was awarded at the concluding events of the Arab Media Forum. The event...Caption:
Live video continues to grow in popularity on social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Twitch and Twitter. (AFP)