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German Economy Minister Opposes Ban of Diesel Engines

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 28, 2017 | Business

Berlin- As a US court has sentenced an engineer from German automaker Volkswagen Group to 40 months in prison and fined him $200,000 for being involved in the scandal of manipulating the results of the exhausts of diesel-powered cars tests in the United States, German...

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Marine Le Pen gestures as she speaks during a conference in Lyon, France CREDIT: AP PHOTO/MICHEL EULER

Marine Le Pen’s Aide Charged in ‘Fake Jobs’ Scandal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 23, 2017 | World

Paris – French Police arrested two senior assistants of Marine Le Pen, the far-right French presidential candidate, for a fraud inquiry in the case of EU “fake jobs”, a police source said. Le Pen was also put under formal investigation in a probe into the alleged...

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Donald Trump broke his silence on Michael Flynn’s resignation by attempting to deflect attention to North Korea in a tweet. Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP

White House Downplays ‘Flynn’s Scandal’ by Criticizing Intelligence, Media

by Maaz al-Amri | Feb 16, 2017 | World

Washington- U.S. President Donald Trump sought on Wednesday to downplay the scandal of White House national security adviser Michael Flynn’s resignation by turning his accusations to the media and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Late on Monday, Flynn resigned...

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Francois Fillon, former French prime minister, member of The Republicans political party and 2017 presidential candidate of the French centre-right, leaves home in Paris, France, February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

French Elections Battered by Scandals

by Michel Abu Najm | Feb 3, 2017 | World

Paris- The French right-wing is going through a crisis following the scandal of the “fake employments” of the wife of Francois Fillion, once the clear front-runner to become France’s next president, and two of his sons. Three months prior to the first round of...

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Emblems of VW Golf VII car are pictured in a production line at the plant of German carmaker Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, February 25, 2013. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo – RTX2NM40

Volkswagen to Cut 30,000 Jobs by 2020 after Scandal

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 18, 2016 | Business

Volkswagen on Friday announced the biggest revamp in its history, cutting 30,000 jobs at the core VW brand in a huge savings plan to help it recover from a scandal over cars rigged to cheat on diesel emissions tests. The deal, agreed with labor representatives after...