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Opinion: Trump, Iran and Mixing Issues

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Feb 1, 2017 | Opinion

We have wasted many years by not differentiating between our interests and those of Iran and by not differentiating between true causes and fake ones. Iran’s regime has succeeded in exploiting our issues; the Palestinian issue and Arab and Muslim issues, and it...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani takes part in a news conference near the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

Iran to Ban U.S. Visitors in Retaliation to Trump Policy

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 28, 2017 | World

Iran said on Saturday it would stop U.S. citizens entering the country in retaliation to Washington’s visa ban against Tehran and six other majority-Muslim countries announced by new U.S. President Donald Trump. “While respecting the American people and...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a “Meeting of the Ministers of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL: Joint Plenary Session” at the State Department in Washington, U.S., July 21, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Saudi Arabia Renews Standards towards Palestinian Cause

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 17, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- The Saudi cabinet stressed the state’s standards regarding the Palestinian cause and affirmed that the two-state solution is the only foundation to resolve the crisis. The session at Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh was chaired by the Custodian of the Two Holy...

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In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 file photograph, Mohammad Qatanani, Imam of the Islamic Center of Passaic County, N.J., answers a question, as he joins a group of Muslim community leaders gathered in Piscataway, N.J., to condemn terrorist attacks, AP

Muslim Cleric Fights against Deportation in U.S. Court

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

The leader of one of New Jersey’s largest mosques has taken the stand to defend himself against charges that he lied on his green card application. Imam Mohammad Qatanani is the leader of the Islamic Center of Passaic County, reported AP. A judge ruled against...

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People stand near the entrance on the north side of Crossroads Center mall, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, in St. Cloud, Minn. (Dave Schwarz/St. Cloud Times via AP)

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Minnesota Mall Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 19, 2016 | World

Washington-An ISIS supporter carried out the stabbing attack that wounded at least eight people at a mall in the U.S. state of Minnesota on Saturday, the news agency Amaq, which is affiliated to the militant group, said. “The executor of the stabbing attacks in...