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U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel make speeches after signing the guest book in Kruen, Germany June 7, 2015. REUTERS/Matthias Schrader/Pool

Obama,Merkel Stress Benefits of EU-U.S. Trade Deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 16, 2016 | World

German and U.S. employers, workers, consumers and farmers would definitely benefit from the free trade deal being negotiated between the European Union and the United States, U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. “An agreement...

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U.S. elet President Donald Trump attends a campaign event at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio August 1, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

World Leaders Pledge to Work with Trump after U.S. Election Stunner

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 9, 2016 | World

Leaders from around the world promised to cooperate and work with Donald Trump after his victory in the U.S. presidential election but some officials expressed alarm that the vote could mark the end of an era in which Washington promoted democratic values and was seen...

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Georg Padzerski (C), top candidate of the anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD) for the Berlin state elections, attends a news conference in Berlin, Germany, July 28, 2016. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Germany’s Social Democrats Press for New Points-Based Immigration Rules

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 6, 2016 | World

Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), junior partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition, will announce a plan on Monday for a points-based system to regulate immigration, a top party official said. Thomas Oppermann, who leads the Social...

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U.S. President Barack Obama meets with business and government leaders, (L-R), Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Former NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder, Bloomberg LP & Bloomberg Philanthropies, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, to discuss the economic and security benefits of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert

Obama to Travel to Greece, Germany, Peru in November

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 25, 2016 | World

U.S. President Barack Obama will be travelling to Greece, Germany and Peru next month. Mr.Obama is scheduled to meet with leaders on international trade issues as well as press his case for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the White House said on Tuesday. The trip,...

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Smoke rises from reported air strikes from buildings in an eastern neighborhood of the northern Syrian city Aleppo, AFP

Merkel, Hollande Face Putin’s Grozny-Inspired Tactics in Aleppo

by Michel Abu Najm | Oct 21, 2016 | Middle East

Paris- French President François Hollande had recently made a clear statement on the options on sanctioning Russia for its Aleppo war crimes remain wide open. Hollande also urged using any means necessary for prolonging the existing ceasefire, delivery of humanitarian...