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Germany Reintroduces Conscription and Urges Citizens to Store Food and Water

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 24, 2016 | World

The German government has adopted a new civil defence plan under which conscription will be reintroduced after it was scrapped five years ago. Other steps that have not been taken since the end of the Cold War such as storing food and water in the case of any...

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UN envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura holds a document containing a political solution to the Syrian crisis during a press conference at the end of the peace talks in Vienna yesterday (Reuters)

De Mistura’s 12 Item Document for a Solution and Political Transition with Full Authority

by Michel Abu Najm | Mar 25, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The Syrian opposition yesterday expressed optimism about the future of the current negotiations that are being held under international auspices to resolve the crisis that has crippled the country for the last five years. The optimism came after the UN envoy Staffan...

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Smoke and flames rising above the Saudi Embassy in Tehran after the terrorist attack on 2nd of January (AP)

Saudi Document Enumerates 58 Iranian Violations of International Law

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 20, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The Saudi Foreign Ministry yesterday presented a document that it says includes Iranian violations of international laws and a record of acts committed by Tehran such as spreading sedition, unrest and turmoil in the region in order to undermine its security and...