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Chairman of Libyan Presidential Council and Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj

Al-Sarraj Demands Release of Frozen Assets to Fight ISIS

by Khalid Mahmoud | May 26, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo – While a European military official announced European Union’s readiness to train Libyan Forces in naval military missions, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi conditioned Italian military interference in Libya with Prime Minister of the Government of National...

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Austrian Freedom Party presidential candidate Hofer looks on during a presentation of his campaign in Vienna. Reuters

Europe is Concerned as Right-winger Likely to be Elected Austrian President

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 23, 2016 | World

Vienna-Austrians cast their ballots on Sunday to elect a new president in polls that are closely followed by Europe amid concerns that right-winger Norbert Hofer would defeat Alexander Van der Bellen, a Greens politician running as an independent. Austria’s 6.4...

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump

Trump Expects Poor Relationship with British PM

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 16, 2016 | World

Presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he is unlikely to have a good relationship with British Prime Minister David Cameron in light of his criticism of Trump’s proposal for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the U.S. In an interview broadcast Monday on...

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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, speaks during a news conference. Associated Press

IMF: London’s Status as Financial Hub under Threat in Case of Brexit

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 13, 2016 | Business

London’s status as a global financial center could be eroded should Britain vote to leave the European Union, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde warned Friday, saying the impact would range from “pretty bad to very, very bad.” The global...

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People gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad’s Sadr City, Iraq, May 11, 2016. Reuters

Bombings Claimed by ISIS kill 93 in Iraqi Capital

by Hamza Mostafa and mounaf obeidi | May 12, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad-At least 94 people were killed in three car bombs in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday, in the deadliest violence in Baghdad this year. The attacks, all claimed by ISIS, came with the government locked in a political crisis. The worst bombing struck the Sadr City...