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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during his weekly broadcast ”Los Domingos con Maduro” (The Sundays with Maduro) in Caracas, Venezuela. Miraflores Palace. (Reuters)

Venezuela Opposition Takes to Streets after Maduro Orders New Constitution

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 2, 2017 | World

The opposition in Venezuela denounced on Tuesday President Nicolas Maduro’s decision on Monday to write a new constitution. The opposition was blocking streets on Tuesday to decry the decision to create a new super-body known as a “constituent assembly,” a...

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Saudi Minister of Justice Dr. Walid al-Samaani. (SPA)

Saudi Justice Ministry: We Have Nothing to Hide in Terror-Related Affairs

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | May 2, 2017 | Interviews

Riyadh – Saudi Minister of Justice Dr. Walid al-Samaani confirmed that his ministry has nothing to hide regarding terror issues or any other matter. He told Asharq Al-Awsat that justice in Saudi Arabia deals with criminal trials, including those related to...

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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry at a press conference in Berlin in January 2016. (AFP)

Egypt’s FM Holds Talks in Uganda on Water Security

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | May 2, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shoukry will hold discussions in Uganda on Tuesday, during a visit aimed at boosting cooperation with Nile Basin countries, according to a ministry statement. The foreign ministry’s spokesperson, Ahmed Abou Zeid,...

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Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal. (AFP)

Algerian PM Urges Citizens to Vote in Thursday’s Parliamentary Elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 2, 2017 | Middle East

Algiers – Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal urged all citizens to head to the polls and participate in Thursday’s parliamentary elections. Sellal called on the Algerian people to derive lessons from May 1945 to safeguard Algeria’s independence and...

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Former Diplomat James Jeffrey (pa/dpa/EPA)

James Jeffrey: Trump is Seeking to Restore Traditional US Policy

by Heba El Koudsy | May 2, 2017 | Interviews

Washington – Former US Diplomat James Jeffrey said that President Donald Trump’s Administration was seeking to restore traditional US foreign policy, noting that the new president wanted to work with his country’s conventional allies in the Middle East, including Arab...