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A supporter of presidential candidate Hassan Rouhani holds up his portrait during a campaign rally in Tehran on Saturday. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/

Rouhani Receives Khatami’s Support, Hints of Opening up to Trump

by Adil Alsalmi | May 15, 2017 | World

London- Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami announced on Sunday his support for the re-election of President Hassan Rouhani, who seeks to win a second presidential term during next Friday’s elections. In a video message released on social media, Khatami said:...

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Rome’s famous Trevi Fountain. (Vincenzo Pinto: AFP)

Rome Municipality Bans Tourists from Stopping at Trevi Fountain

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 15, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- Rome municipality has decided to ban tourists from stopping at the capital’s Trevi fountain after many attempts of illegal swimming inspired by a scene from 1960 film ‘La Dolce Vita’. According to the unveiled plan, tourists will only be able to visit the 18th...

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Lebanese PM Saad Hariri gives a speech at the opening of the 17th “Doha Forum.” Photo by Dalati and Nohra

Hariri Calls for Job Opportunities for the Arab Youth to Confront Extremism

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 15, 2017 | Middle East

Doha- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has said that the region requires stability, stressing that finding job opportunities for youth would help confront extremism. Hariri also said on Sunday at the opening of the 17th “Doha Forum” in the Qatari...

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Smoke billows following reported air strikes by Syrian regime forces on Damascus’ northeastern al-Qaboun suburb. (AFP)

Syria’s ‘Geneva 6’ Talks Resume Tuesday with No Agenda

by Caroline Akoum and Asharq Al-Awsat | May 15, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Damascus – The sixth round of Syrian peace talks kicks off in Geneva on Tuesday in the absence of a clear and specific agenda, according to an invitation received by UN Special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura. During the four-day talks, the delegation...

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People watch a news report on North Korea firing a ballistic missile, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, May 14, 2017. Kim Do-hoon/Yonhap via REUTERS

North Korea’s Unidentified Missile Confuses World

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 15, 2017 | World

Seoul, Washington- North Korea tested on Sunday an unidentified missile in a new challenge to international calls that Pyongyang curbs its nuclear program, and only days after its southern neighbor’s president took office pledging to engage the isolated country in...