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Canada’s Prime Minister designate Justin Trudeau (R) arrives as he is greeted by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne at Queen’s Park in Toronto, October 27, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Opinion: The Americas Moving Left

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Oct 30, 2015 | Opinion

Argentinian voters went the other day to polls to elect a new president who will take over from President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Opinion polls have been showing Daniel Scioli the Peronist Left candidate comfortably leading his main conservative opponent...

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Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin hold a joint news conference in 10 Downing Street, central London June 16, 2013. The two leaders met ahead of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland. (REUTERS/Anthony Devlin/Pool)

West scolds Putin over Syria before G8 meeting

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 17, 2013 | World

Enniskillen, Reuters—Western leaders criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin for supporting Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad in his battle to crush a two-year-old uprising, setting the stage for what could be a difficult meeting of world leaders over Monday and...

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This Friday, May 3, 2013 photo shows the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) headquarters in Montreal. The ICAO, which sets international civil aviation standards, has been in Montreal since its founding in 1946. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)

Canada Dismisses Qatari Bid to Host UN Aviation Authority

by Jenna Marangoni | May 6, 2013 | Business

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Canada is intensifying its efforts to keep the headquarters of the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, in response to a Qatari proposal to move the organisation to Doha when its lease expires in 2016. Qatar first...