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Jordan Sentences Norwegian-Iraqi Man to 15 Years on Terror Charges

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Jun 20, 2016 | Middle East

Amman-Jordan’s State Security Court (SSC) on Sunday sentenced a Norwegian man of Iraqi origin to 15 years in prison with hard labor for the possession of explosive material. Khaled Al-Rebai, 49, was found guilty by Amman’s State Security Court of possessing 44...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif / Reuters

Lifting Sanctions on Iran after Nuclear Deal “Mere Words on Paper”: Zarif

by Adel al-Salmi | Jun 15, 2016 | World

Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said that Washington’s decision to lift sanctions on his country was “only on paper”, calling on Barack Obama’s Administration to deploy more efforts in order to encourage banks to work with Iran. During a joint...

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United Nations ambassador Samantha Power and her husband Cass Sunstein arrive at the state dinner in honor of President of Finland and the Prime Ministers of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland at the White House in Washington on May 13, 2016. / AFP PHOTO

Obama and Leaders of Five Nordic Nations in a United Front against Russia

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 14, 2016 | World

WASHINGTON- President Barack Obama and leaders of five Nordic nations presented a united front against Russia on Friday, calling for sanctions against it to continue and further expressing concern about Moscow’s military buildup in the Baltics. All 6 leaders met...

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Russia Won’t Take Back Refugees Who Crossed Into Norway

Russia Won’t Take Back Refugees Who Crossed Into Norway

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 26, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

MOSCOW – Moscow does not want to take back refugees who crossed into Norway from Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday in a dispute over 5,400 migrants that Oslo wants to deport. Norway’s right-wing government toughened policies...

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Norway Searches for War Criminals Among Asylum-Seekers

Norway Searches for War Criminals Among Asylum-Seekers

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 15, 2016 | World

OSLO – Norwegian police are looking at 20 suspected war criminals from Syria, following tips from refugees and local immigration authorities, a police official told Reuters. Some 10,500 Syrian asylum seekers reached Norway in 2015, a third of all the...