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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gestures during a television address in Tehran, Iran, October 13, 2017. (Reuters)

Rouhani Rejects Trump’s Speech: We will Remain in Nuclear Deal as Long as Interest Demands it

by Adel al-Salmi | Oct 14, 2017 | World

London – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made little on Friday of US President Donald Trump’s new strategy on Tehran, saying that the nuclear deal was “stronger than the US president believed.” “We will respect the nuclear deal as long as our rights are guaranteed...

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US President Donald Trump speaks about Iran and the Iran nuclear deal in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, US, October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump Punishes Iran over Regional Behavior

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 14, 2017 | World

Washington- US President Donald Trump has slammed Iran’s behavior and support of terrorism, threatening to rip up the nuclear agreement signed in 2015 between Tehran and six major countries after accusing it of violating the deal. In a speech he made at the White...

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US President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran nuclear deal in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, US, October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump Strikes Blow against Iran 2015 Nuclear Deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 13, 2017 | World

Washington- US President Donald Trump struck a blow against the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement on Friday, choosing not to certify that Tehran is complying with the deal in a major reversal of US policy. “Based on the factual record I have put forward, I am...

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A still image from a video posted by the Taliban on social media on December 19, 2016 shows American Caitlan Coleman (left) speaking next to her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle and their two sons. Reuters

US-Canadian Family Held 5 Years by Taliban Leaves Pakistan

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 13, 2017 | World

An American woman, her Canadian husband and their children have left Pakistan after being rescued from the Taliban, who held them for five years, Pakistani officials said Friday. Caitlan Coleman of Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, her husband Joshua Boyle, along with their...

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UNESCO: Extra Session to Break the Tie between French, Egyptian Candidates

by Michel Abu Najm | Oct 13, 2017 | World

Paris — Unlike all previous expectations, the fourth election round to assign a new director general for UNESCO carried a surprise that has never happened in the history of the UN organization. The fourth round, which was carried out Thursday evening and was expected...

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President Trump smiles after signing an Executive Order to make it easier for Americans to buy bare-bone health insurance plans and circumvent Obamacare rules. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump Takes Concrete Step to Undo Obamacare, Promotes Bare-Bones Insurance

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 12, 2017 | World

President Donald Trump on Thursday used his presidential powers to undermine Obamacare after fellow Republicans in Congress failed to repeal the 2010 law. According to Reuters, it was Trump’s most concrete step to undo Obamacare since he took office in January...