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Freshly printed newspapers with the headline reading “Trump surprises” are seen at a conveyer belt at a printer of the local daily El Diario of Juarez in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Trump Takes Down Spanish White House Webpage

by Savana Zaini, Mohammad Fahmi | Jan 25, 2017 | World

Washington, London – Changes conducted by U.S. President Donald Trump included removing the Spanish version of the White House webpage – this caused a shock in the country where Spanish is the second language after English with up to 50 million Hispanics. During...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (left) shakes hands with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after reviewing the honor guard at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran on January 10, 2015 (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)

Iran Runs a Campaign to Support its Allies in South America

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 7, 2016 | World

Caracas –Iran has been lately using all Spanish-speaking television stations and news sites to polish the image of Latin regime that are allies of Iran, like Cuba, Venezuela, and Bolivia. Iran tends to fund programs of Venezuelan channels like Telesur, the state news...

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Opinion: The Fragrance of Ramadan

by Khaled al Qashtini | Jun 11, 2016 | Opinion

Every season or month of the year has a smell associated with it that lingers in our memories. Many people have a specific smell that they associate with Ramadan. There are those who remember the smell of lentil soup or grilled kebabs. Personally, I associate the...

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Spanish Reporters Return Home from Syria Captivity, Qatar Claims Mediation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 9, 2016 | Middle East

Madrid- Three Spanish freelance journalists held captive in Syria last year returned to Madrid on Sunday in apparent good health as Spanish authorities remained mum on the circumstances of their release. But Qatar’s news agency said on Saturday that Doha helped...

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Al-Hurra Producer: My Successful Career Began With a Tour of the World

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Apr 27, 2016 | Interviews

Fran Mires is a bilingual television producer who has worked in this field since 1990. She has produced dozens of television shows in English, Spanish and Arabic. She graduated from San Francisco State University and has a masters degree in journalism from the Medill...