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US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivers remarks at a Security Council in April at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York. Reuters

Security Council May Meet at Request of Tokyo, Washington

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 16, 2017 | World

Seoul- Washington and Tokyo have requested the Security Council to hold an emergency meeting, which could be held today in New York, according to what Uruguay delegation has announced. South Korea said on Monday it will send special envoys to the United States, China,...

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Martin Kobler, head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, talks to reporters at the UN in Geneva, September 27, 2016. (Reuters)

Kobler Preparing Roadmap for Libya: Time to Take Decisions

by Khaled Mahmoud and Asharq Al-Awsat | May 16, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo, London – United Nations envoy to Libya Martin Kobler announced on Monday that the international organization is preparing a roadmap to bring together all parties to the dialogue table in order to reach a solution to the country’s conflict. He said during a...

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An promotional video plays behind a window reflecting a nearby building at the Microsoft office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Microsoft: Governments Should Treat Cyberattack as Wakeup Call

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 16, 2017 | World

Washington – From Russia to Spain and from Mexico to Vietnam, cyberattacks targeted thousands of computers, especially in Europe. The unprecedented attack raised fears of electronic chaos after experts expressed their concerns that the virus might spread at the...

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Renewed Fighting in Ghouta Deepens Opposition Crisis in Damascus

by Youssef Diab | May 16, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Battles among major Syrian opposition factions in Damascus’ Eastern Ghouta were renewed on Monday, especially between “Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham” and “al-Rahman Corps” from one side and “Jaysh al-Islam” from the other side, deepening the opposition’s crisis...

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Turkish forces and Syrian rebels enter al-Bab in wake of battles against the ISIS militant group. (AFP)

Ankara Announces Plan to Set up Military Base in Syria’s al-Bab

by Saeed Abdelrazek | May 16, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkey officially revealed on Monday its plan to establish a military base in the Syrian city of al-Bab. Turkish deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak told Hurriyet daily on the margins of his trip to Bosnia that the chief of staff is going ahead with work to...