Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55382179
Caption:

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a joint press conference with King Abdullah II of Jordan. AFP

King Abdullah II Hopes for Bigger Syria Ceasefire

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...

Media ID: 55366617
Caption:

Alexandre Bissonnette, a suspect in a shooting at a Quebec City mosque, is seen in a Facebook posting. Reuters

Quebec Mosque Shooting Leaves Canada in Shock

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...

Media ID: 55357326
Caption:

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the crowd outside Rideau Hall after the government’s swearing-in ceremony in Ottawa November 4, 2015. REUTERS/Blair Gable

Chinese-Canadians Fear China’s Rising Clout is Muzzling Them

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...

Media ID: 55347401
Caption:

A Canadian Armed Forces CF-18 Fighter jets arrive at the Canadian Air Task Force Flight Operations Area in Kuwait on Oct. 28, 2014.The jets formed part of coalition assistance to security forces in the Republic of Iraq who are fighting against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Canada to End Bombing Missions against ISIS in Iraq and Syria

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...

Media ID: 55347118
Caption:

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a joint press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (unseen) on September 13, 2014 at the Fairmont Heliopolis Hotel in the capital Cairo. Kerry arrived in Cairo on the latest leg of a regional tour to forge a coalition against ISIS jihadists in Iraq and Syria. AFP

Kerry Expects Canada to Define Role against ISIS

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...