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Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta (L) shares a moment with his deputy William Ruto after Kenyatta’s case at the ICC was dropped, in Nairobi, on December 5, 2014. (Reuters/Thomas Mukoya)

ICC prosecutor withdraws charges against Kenyan president

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 5, 2014 | World

Amsterdam and Nairobi, Reuters—Prosecutors dropped charges of crimes against humanity against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday, marking a failure for the International Criminal Court in the highest-profile case in its eleven-year history. Judges in The Hague...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 26, 2014. (EPA/Justin Lane)

Palestinian leader in new UN bid to end occupation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 27, 2014 | Middle East

United Nations, AP—Facing pressure at home to come up with a new strategy for achieving Palestinian statehood, Mahmoud Abbas said Friday he would ask the UN Security Council to dictate the ground rules for any talks with Israel, including setting a deadline for an...

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Egyptian supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood stand amid tear gas and the smoke of burning objects during a protest in Cairo on January 3, 2014. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)

Egypt: Brotherhood crackdown continues to draw criticism

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 7, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Egypt edges closer to a key nationwide referendum on a new constitution, Cairo continues to face a number of internal and external crises, particularly over a security crackdown targeting the now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood organization....

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People hold posters of senior Al-Qaeda figure Abu Anas Al-Liby during a demonstration over his capture by US authorities, in Benghazi on October 11, 2013. (REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)

Libya: Confusion continues over Zeidan kidnapping

by Khalid Mahmoud | Oct 13, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The militia known as the Operations Room of Libya’s Revolutionaries continues to deny responsibility for the brief kidnapping of Libya’s interim Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan, from his Tripoli hotel on October 10. Sha’ban Hadiya, leader of...

Congo’s Kabila pledges to implement reforms after national dialogue

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 5, 2013 | World

Dakar, Reuters—Congo’s President Joseph Kabila pledged on Saturday to turn the recommendations from three weeks of national dialogue into policies to tackle the central African nation’s daunting social, institutional and economic problems. The talks in the...