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A woman holds a flag of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah

Scotland Yard: ‘Lifting Hezbollah’s Flags in Ashura Violates the Law’

by Mohamed Shafei | Oct 30, 2016 | World

London- Scotland Yard police continues the investigation it has launched on lifting the so-called “Hezbollah” flags by a number of demonstrators who marked Ashura Day on Wednesday, October 12. Asharq Al-Awsat received a statement issued by Scotland Yard on Friday...

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Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohamed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Saudi Ambassador to London: Riyadh Plays Key Role in Ensuring Regional Stability

by Raneem Hannoush | Oct 29, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

London- Saudi ambassador to London Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf said on Friday that regional instability in the Middle East poses a threat to international security. Speaking at a London press conference, Prince Mohammed said that at a time Western interference in Arab...

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Heathrow Airport. Reuters

Heathrow Airport Expansion: May’s No.2 Challenge Next to Brexit

by Abdullatif Jaber | Oct 26, 2016 | World

London-Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May has been once again cornered into a sticky situation, other than the Brexit dilemma, her government has to make a final and decisive decision on a highly controversial topic that is the Heathrow airport expansion. Heathrow,...

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(L-R) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed make a joint statement on Yemen at Lancaster House in London on October 16, 2016. JUSTIN TALLIS / POOL / AFP

U.N., U.S. and UK Call for Ceasefire in Yemen

by Arafat Madabish and Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 17, 2016 | Middle East

Aden, London-The United States, Britain and the United Nations called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Yemen to begin on Monday or Tuesday. The international call for truce came during a meeting on Yemen held in London on Sunday, in the presence of U.S....

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Iraqi Shi’ites take part in Ashura commemorations in Karbala on October 11, 2016. Mohammed Sawaf/AFP

Britain Investigates Hoisting of Hezbollah Flag in Ashura Procession

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Oct 15, 2016 | World

London- Scotland Yard is currently investigating the appearance of Lebanese so-called Hezbollah flags at a procession of Ashura organized last Wednesday in the British capital. A spokeswoman from the Scotland Yard told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the investigation...