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Damage can be seen at the building of the National Criminology Lab in Brussels on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. AP

Five People Arrested over Fire at Brussels Crime Lab

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 29, 2016 | World

Belgian police have arrested five suspects after a blast on Monday at the country’s national crime lab just north of Brussels caused major damage but no casualties, prosecutors said, dismissing reports that a bomb had exploded. They said there was no immediate...

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Opinion: Deceptive Leaders

by Samir Atallah | Aug 27, 2016 | Opinion

In the west disgrace afflicts those who deceive their own people, not those who are defeated. The Chilcot report on the Iraq war does not condemn Tony Blair because he lost the war, but rather because he, along with George W. Bush, was involved in one of the worst...

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‘Burkini’ Wins Over French Legal Battle, Ban Suspended

by Michel Abu Najm | Aug 27, 2016 | World

Paris-Burkini has officially won over its battle against a French ban, which had received its fair share of heated controversy. The full-body swimming suit for Muslim females had been taking on headlines beyond France, raising arguments across Europe and even the...

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Anne Hidalgo and Sadiq Khan at St. Pancras station in London, Photo: Justin Tallis, AFP, Getty Images

London’s Khan Speaks on Burkini Ban, Hidalgo Denounces Raging Political Hysteria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 26, 2016 | World

London-As all awaits the French government’s decision on the ‘burkini ban’ Sadiq Khan, mayor of London, has condemned the highly controversial ban in parts of France. At least 26 French cities have effectively banned the swimming garb. Speaking at a press conference...

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Rebels hold a young man at gunpoint, who they accuse of being a loyalist to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, between the towns of Brega and Ras Lanuf, March 3, 2011. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

6 Western Governments Call on Libyan Parliament to Endorse New Cabinet

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 26, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- National Reconciliation Government Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj revealed that he requested U.S. military assistance at the time when five Western governments urged him to present a new cabinet line-up to the Libyan parliament to be endorsed within ten days....