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French police forces and forensic officers stand next to a truck July 15, 2016 that ran into a crowd celebrating the Bastille Day national holiday on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

US Warning on Truck-Ramming Terror Attacks

by Mohammad Ali Salih | May 6, 2017 | World

Washington- The Transportation Security Administration has warned that terrorists could resort to vehicle-ramming as ISIS media is sending signals to Muslims in the US on how to commit terrorist attacks. The TSA has told the trucking and busing industries to watch for...

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Saudi foreign minister Adel Al Jubeir with US secretary of state Rex Tillerson in Washington on May 2, 2017. Michael Reynolds / EPA

Saudi FM Jubeir: Trump’s First Foreign Visit Choice Sends a Powerful Message

by Heba El Koudsy | May 6, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Washington – Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said the White House’s decision on making Saudi Arabia President Donald Trump’s first international visit since he took office sends a powerful message on how important Saudi-US ties are. In an exclusive presser...

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Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. (Reuters)

Geagea: Problems Ensue Wherever Iran Goes

by Thaer Abbas | May 6, 2017 | Interviews

Beirut – Head of the Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea blamed Iran for several regional conflicts, saying that it acts against the legitimacy of those countries. He told Asharq Al-Awsat on Friday: “Where ever Iran puts its finger, problems follow.” In Yemen, he said, there...

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An aircraft comes in to land at Heathrow airport in west London. Photo: Reuters

Heathrow Briefly Suspends some Flights due to ‘Security Issue’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 6, 2017 | World

London- London’s Heathrow airport briefly suspended departures from one of its terminals on Friday for security reasons, an airport spokeswoman said. She said the suspension at terminal 3 had been caused by “a security issue” but did not elaborate....

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Women queue for food assistance distributed by the United Nations World Food Program in Mwenezi, about 450 kilometers south of Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, Sept. 9 2015. AFP

Food Insecurity Accelerates Global Migration

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 6, 2017 | World

Rome- The UN food agency has said that a global crisis in food supplies is causing even more migrants to cross borders. “Each one percentage increase in food insecurity in a population compels 1.9 percent more people to migrate,” a new report by the World...