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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has taken a swipe at a powerful committee that vets election candidates (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)

Iran: Pro-Rouhani Officials Accuse Conservatives of Slander, False Claims

by Adel al-Salmi | May 4, 2017 | World

London – Campaign tensions between outgoing president Hassan Rouhani and his rival candidate, Tehran’s conservative Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, escalated two weeks ahead of the May 19 presidential election. On Wednesday, Iranian Justice Minister...

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Hosni Mubarak, 84, (Reuters)

Egyptian Court Acquits Mubarak’s Aides

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 25, 2017 | Middle East

A Cairo court acquitted one of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s closest aides in a retrial in a corruption case, state news agency MENA reported on Saturday. Courts have been absolved several Mubarak’s administration. Zakaria Azmi, Mubarak’s...

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No joke: Occupy Wall Street activists protest against capitalist corruption. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

Transparency International: Systemic Corruption, Social Inequality Reinforce Each Other

by Abdullah Mustafa | Jan 26, 2017 | Business

Brussels – Transparency International issued its 2016 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report on Wednesday – the outcome raised concerns on how massive and pervasive corruption is in the public sector. “The world systemic corruption and social inequality...

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In this Dec. 24, 1998, file photo, Muslim militant and Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden speaks to a selected group of reporters in the mountains of Helmand province in Afghanistan. (Rahimullah Yousafzai/AP)

CIA: Bin Laden Opposes Ousting Ali Abdullah Saleh

by Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 25, 2017 | World

Washington – An ISIS official sent al-Qaeda Leader Osama bin Laden a letter inciting him to take action as it was the perfect time for the organization to lay hand over Sana’a. Bin Laden perceived that establishing an Islamic state in Yemen is now supported by...

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U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi (L-R) pose for a photograph before resuming talks over Iran’s nuclear program in Lausanne March 16, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

In 2016, Iran Reaped Benefits of Nuclear Deal in the Region

by Adil Alsalmi | Jan 5, 2017 | Features

London- The year 2016 was an opportunity for Iran to benefit from the nuclear deal it inked with the P5+1 by expanding its political and military interference in the Arab World, mainly in Syria and Yemen. These benefits were emphasized by Washington’s reluctance to...