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Riyadh to Host Counter-Terrorism Forum on May 21

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 12, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – The Saudi capital Riyadh will host next week the inaugural counter-terrorism forum, sponsored by the Islamic military coalition to combat terrorism. Organized by the King Faisal Center for Islamic Research and Studies, the forum will be held on May 21 under...

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Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 11, 2017. AFP

FBI Pledges to Continue Probe into Russian Meddling

by Heba El Koudsy | May 12, 2017 | World

Washington- Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe appeased on Thursday the Congress on the independence of the investigation into possible Russian meddling in the US elections, two days after President Donald Trump’s shock firing of James Comey. “There has been no effort...

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A soldier walks at Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad

Government Considers Replacing Port of Hodeidah to Deliver Aid

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 12, 2017 | Middle East

Taiz – Yemeni Minister of Local Administration and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Relief Abdul Raqib Fatah, said that Houthi and Saleh militias confiscating aid convoys and creating customs facilities in the capital Sana’a are a terrorist crime. “Citizens...

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Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal (C) arrives for a press conference on May 11, 2017, in the Red Sea city of Jeddah. Amer HILABI / AFP

World’s Tallest Building to Open in Jeddah in 2019

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | May 12, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the chairman of Kingdom Holding Co whose affiliated Jeddah Economic Company is developing the world’s tallest tower, has announced that the project’s final stage will be completed in two years at a cost of six billion riyals (1.6 billion...

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Lebanese Interior Minister Mouhad al-Mashnouq meets a delegation from the border town of al-Tufail on May 11. (NNA)

Row over Lebanon’s al-Tufail to Be Resolved as Mashnouq Vows Residents’ Safe Return

by Caroline Akoum | May 12, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – The dispute in the Lebanese border town of al-Tufail is nearing its end after safe passage has been achieved for its residents to return home following their displacement as a result of the unrest in neighboring Syria. Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq...