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The building in Accra which was allegedly used as a sham embassy CREDIT: US STATE DEPARTMENT

Fake U.S. Embassy in Accra Stopped after 10 Years

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 7, 2016 | World

Washington – A decade after pretending to be a U.S embassy, authorities in Ghana have busted the fake facility in the capital Accra run by a criminal network that issued illegally-obtained authentic visas. “It was not operated by the United States government,...

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A Palestinian Hamas security officer stands guard in Gaza, on October 9, 2014. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)

Israeli-Dutch Plan to Provide Gaza with Energy and Water

by Nazir Majli | Sep 8, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv-The Dutch government will assist Israel in improving the economy of the Gaza Strip by supplying the territory with more electricity and water and building a gas pipeline, political sources in Tel Aviv said. The Israeli-Dutch agreement came during a visit that...

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There are about 100 million date palms in the world, of which 10 percent are in Saudi Arabia, which contributes 14 percent of the world production of dates. (File photo: Reuters)

Dutch Technology to Help KSA Reduce Water Consumption

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Sep 6, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – A Dutch official revealed that Netherlands is willing to share with Saudi Arabia its technology on water conservation, reduction of agricultural products exportation, using greenhouses, and working on maintaining a reserve in Saudi Arabia in what serves the...

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Dutch Agree to Extend Role Against ISIS

Dutch Agree to Extend Role Against ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 29, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

THE HAGUE – The Dutch government on Friday agreed to extend its role in the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS to include the bombing of targets in Syria, it said in a statement. A Dutch squadron of six F-16 warplanes is already stationed in the region, but has...

Belgium lays aside divisions for a day to swear in king

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 21, 2013 | World

Brussels, Reuters—Belgium swore in Philippe as its new king on Sunday after his father Albert II abdicated, largely setting aside for one day questions about his ability to bring a divided country together. Philippe’s investiture came two-and-a-half weeks after...