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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) shakes hands with European Council President Donald Tusk (R) in Brussels, Belgium, May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Oliver Hoslet/Pool

European Leaders Confront Erdogan with Human Rights File

by Saeed Abdelrazek | May 26, 2017 | World

Ankara- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Thursday with a number of European Union leaders and officials in Brussels where they confronted him with human rights files following ten months of tense relations and disputes. Turkish sources told Asharq Al-Awsat...

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A boy walks and collects toys from the rubble of destroyed houses in Yemen’s northwestern city of Saada May 27, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Yemeni Researchers Urge Pressure on Insurgency Factions, Halting Iranian Meddling

by Abdullah Mustafa | May 18, 2017 | Middle East

Brussels- Participating at a symposium on Yemen in Brussels, researchers said Tuesday that the need to pressure insurgency militias in Yemen to renounce Iranian interference is now more than ever integral to resolving the crisis. Themed as “The New Dimension in...

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European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker and European Parliament President Martin Schulz at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, in December. Credit Yves Herman/Reuters

The Rise and Fall of European Meritocracy

by Ivan Krastev | May 3, 2017 | Opinion

SOFIA, Bulgaria — When you can’t understand why people behave in a certain way, the easiest thing to do is to convince yourself that people do not know what they are doing. This is what European political, business and news media leaders have done in response to the...

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An armed Spanish police officer stands guard during a security operation at Colon square in central Madrid January 13, 2015. (Reuters)

Spanish Police Arrest 8 Suspects Linked to 2016 Brussels Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 25, 2017 | World

Spanish police arrested on Tuesday eight individuals suspected of ties with the terror cells that carried out the bombings in Brussels’ airport and subway in 2016. Police in the northeastern region of Catalonia said that the suspected extremists were detained during...

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Tunisia Seeks More Economic Integration with Europe

by Abdullah Mustafa | Apr 25, 2017 | Business

Brussels – Abdullatif Hamam, Tunisian state secretary of commerce, took part in the forum organized by the Arab Belgian Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, to promote investment opportunities of Tunisia. On the symposium’s sidelines, the minister told Asharq...