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British Prime Minister Theresa May. Reuters

100 Days after Brussel’s Request, London Announces Date for Brexit Talks Kickoff

by Abdullah Mustafa | Oct 3, 2016 | World

Brussels, London- British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Oct. 2 that she would officially start the process for Britain’s exit from the European Union no later than March 2017, setting in motion the two-year process of leaving the European Union. May told the...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, July 5, 2016. Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin/via REUTERS

International Denunciation of JASTA… Moscow: Washington will be Facing the World

by Taha Abed Al-Wahad, Abdullah Mustafa | Oct 1, 2016 | World

Moscow- Brussels- International fury continued to rise against the United States’ recent controversial bill the “Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act”, otherwise known as JASTA, which was later vetoed by U.S. President Barack Obama. Among the international...

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Hungarian soldiers stand guard as migrants cross the border line between Serbia and Hungary near Roszke village on September 13, 2015 (AFP Photo/Peter Kohalmi)

Hungary’s Muslims Concerned over their Future

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 1, 2016 | World

Budapest-“What is happening to us?” asks Maja a Muslim convert, who says “once I was knocked off a bicycle by a driver who said ‘Why don’t you back to the desert!'” Maja is no immigrant. But in the febrile atmosphere in Hungary ahead of...

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Opinion: Iran – Rich and Submissive or Poor and Pure?

by Amir Taheri | Sep 30, 2016 | Opinion

By normal standards the Iranian economy, if not surging ahead in full sail, should at least be on an even keel. And, yet, according to most experts it is heading for choppy waters towards unknown shores. Against such a background, the current debate within the ruling...

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People walk on the rubble of damaged buildings after an airstrike in the opposition held area of Aleppo’s Baedeen district, Syria, May 3, 2016. Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail

Moscow Vows to Press on with Syria Offensive

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 29, 2016 | Middle East

Disregarding all international callings for reinforcing the political process in war-torn Syria , Russia’s Kremlin vowed on Thursday to press on with its military campaign backing the Syrian regime’s side of the conflict. EU foreign affairs Chief Federica...