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Crown Prince Mohammad launching the ‘Nation Free of Violators’ Campaign at the Interior Ministry in Riyadh Sunday. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Launches “A Nation without Violators”

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Mar 20, 2017 | Saudi Arabia, Uncategorized

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia has launched “A Nation Without Violations” campaign to give residency and labor law violators the chance to leave the country without having to pay penalties. The campaign was approved by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin...

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Ahwazi activists and human rights groups attend conference on Iranian violations against the Arab Ahwaz region last February in Vienna , Asharq Al-Awsat

Facing Iran Oppression, Ahwazi Activists Warn Rise in Pre-Election Arrests

by Adel al-Salmi | Mar 15, 2017 | Uncategorized

London- Arab activists have warned of unprecedented rise in arrests made by Tehran forces against activists based in the controversial city of Ahwaz. Arbitrary arrests increased just as the date of presidential and municipal elections scheduled for mid-May neared....

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A New York Police van is pictured in front of the United Nations headquarters in the Manhattan bureau of New York, September 22. Reuters

New Settlement Allows Civilian Review of NYPD Surveillance

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Mar 8, 2017 | Uncategorized

Washington – An agreement that settles lawsuits accusing the New York Police Department of violating basic rights in Muslim communities after Sept. 11, 2001, has been revised to build in more oversight that acts as a check against surveillance abuses. New York...

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Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Ash-Sheikh. SPA

Saudi Grand Mufti Stresses Importance of Dialogue with World Intellectuals to Demonstrate Truth of Islam

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 23, 2017 | Saudi Arabia, Uncategorized

Riyadh – Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Ash-Sheikh stressed the importance of holding more talks with all intellectuals and those seeking knowledge and justice around the world, noting that the current situation requires extra...

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Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi gestures during a news conference in Sanaa in this November 19, 2012 file photograph. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/Files

Yemen’s President Hadi Orders Establishment of Joint Security Unit in Aden

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 13, 2017 | Middle East, Uncategorized

Taiz- Yemen’s President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi ordered the formation and activation of a security operations room linked with Ministry of Interior based in the temporary capital of Aden. Yemen national news agency SABA reported that the joint unit aims “to converge...

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Members of the Honourable Artillery Company fire a 62 round royal gun salute from the Gun Wharf outside the Tower of London near Tower Bridge to mark the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne, London, 6 February, 2017. Photo: CHRIS J RATCLIFFE / AFP

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Marks Sapphire Jubilee

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 7, 2017 | Uncategorized

London – Queen Elizabeth II became on Monday the first British monarch to reign for 65 years. Her Sapphire Jubilee is being marked with ceremonial gun salutes at London’s Green Park and the Tower of London, and in several other locations across the United Kingdom....