by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 31, 2017 | Middle East
London- King Abdullah II of Jordan said Tuesday he hopes that a recent ceasefire in southern Syria will spread to other parts of the country to lead to a negotiated peace. “In Syria, we hope that the ceasefire in the southwest will be replicated elsewhere in the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 31, 2017 | World
Quebec (Canada)- Six people were killed and eight wounded when gunmen opened fire at a Quebec City mosque during Sunday night prayers, in what Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a “terrorist attack on Muslims.” A French-Canadian university student was the...
by Dan Levin | Aug 29, 2016 | World
Toronto-Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is due in China on Tuesday for a much anticipated visit, hoping to reset what had been an up-and-down relationship under the previous government. Closer ties, Trudeau says, would release untapped prosperity at home and...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 8, 2016 | World
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that Canada would withdraw within weeks six jets that have been bombing targets in Iraq and Syria, in a step to end Canada’s controversial combat role in the effort against ISIS. As the Liberals pledged...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 30, 2016 | World
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he expects Canada to state in the coming weeks what role it will play in an international coalition fighting ISIS in Syria and Iraq. After Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to withdraw six fighter jets...