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Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the crowd outside Rideau Hall after the government’s swearing-in ceremony in Ottawa November 4, 2015. REUTERS/Blair Gable

Chinese-Canadians Fear China’s Rising Clout is Muzzling Them

by Dan Levin | Aug 29, 2016 | World

Toronto-Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is due in China on Tuesday for a much anticipated visit, hoping to reset what had been an up-and-down relationship under the previous government. Closer ties, Trudeau says, would release untapped prosperity at home and...

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Twenty-year-old trainee volunteer surf life saver Mecca Laalaa runs along North Cronulla Beach in Sydney during her Bronze medallion competency test January 13, 2007. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne/Files

Scotland, Canada Encourage Veiled Muslims to Join Police Forces

by Michel Abo Najem, Najlaa Habriri, Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 25, 2016 | World

Paris, London, Ottawa- As the debate over the Islamic swimsuit Burkini has taken a new dimension in France, Scotland Police announced that the veil now falls under the optional uniforms of Scotland police in a quest to urge Muslim women to join the service....

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) block the entrance to Park Street as they investigate the residence of Aaron Driver, a Canadian man killed by police on Wednesday who had indicated he planned to carry out an imminent rush-hour attack on a major Canadian city, in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada, August 11, 2016. REUTERS/Robert MacMillan

U.S. Authorities Tipped Off Canada to Security Threat

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 11, 2016 | World

A Canadian man killed by police on Wednesday had indicated he planned to carry out an imminent rush-hour attack on a major Canadian city. The man drew the attention of U.S. authorities who tipped off Canadian police, intelligence sources said. The man was killed on...

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A woman wearing a niqab despite a nationwide ban on the Islamic face veil in France in 2011. Reuters/Charles Platiau

Study: Veils, Headscarves May Improve Observers’ Ability to Judge Truthfulness

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 30, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

London-Contrary to the opinions of some courts, it is easier to determine the truthfulness of a woman wearing a headscarf or even a veil that leaves only her eyes exposed than a woman wearing no head covering at all, according to research published by the American...

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Lebanon’s Hezbollah members carry Hezbollah flags during the funeral of their fellow fighter Adnan Siblini, who was killed while fighting against insurgents in the Qalamoun region, in al-Ghaziyeh village, southern Lebanon May 26, 2015. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

Following U.S. … Canada Seize Iranian Assets to Fund Victims of Terrorism

by Adel al-Salmi | Jun 12, 2016 | World

Ottawa – A Canadian court has condemned the Iranian regime for supporting terrorism by issuing a decision to seize the assets of Iranians living in Canada and hand them to the families of victims who died in attacks orchestrated by Tehran and executed by the...