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Police officers man a checkpoint near Costa coffee shop in Hamra street in Beirut, Lebanon January 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

Foiled Suicide Bombing Triggers Security Concerns in Lebanon

by Caroline Akoum | Jan 23, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Security concerns have resurfaced in Lebanon after foiling an attempted suicide bombing Saturday night in Beirut’s Hamra Street, one of the most crowded streets that is full of restaurants and cafes. Lebanon witnessed in the past years several...

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The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in McLean, Virginia, August 14, 2008. REUTERS/Larry Downing

CIA Declassifies 12 Million Pages

by Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 20, 2017 | World

Washington- The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has declassified about 930,000 documents, totaling some 12 million pages, unlike what has been rumored that 13 million declassified documents were released. Previously, the database was only accessible at the National...

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Britain’s Security Service: We Have Foiled 12 Attacks in the Past 3 Years

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 2, 2016 | World

Sky News has revealed that the majority of convicted terrorists who were imprisoned since the September 11 attacks that took place more than 15 years ago are back on Britain’s streets. The news network explained that about three-quarters of the 583 people imprisoned...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

Hamas Detains Officer for Working with Israel

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 5, 2016 | Uncategorized

Ramallah-Security bodies working for Hamas detained a director of office of one of the prominent figures in the movement and decided to execute him for working with Israel, according to sources that are close to the matter. The Israeli “al-Masdar” website published...

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British Trade and Investment Minister Mark Price and U.S. Deputy Trade Representative Michael Punke attend the opening ceremony of the 2016 G20 Trade Ministers Meeting in Shanghai, China July 9, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song

British Officials Warn G20 Delegation of Chinese Spies

by Najlaa Habriri | Sep 5, 2016 | World

Hangzhou – The 2008 Chinese espionage incident has cast its shadows on the G20 summit in Hangzhou this year. The British government warned its delegation of any similar attempts and called for extreme caution. A source close to the British delegation in Hangzhou said...