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Boys play on a wrecked car in Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria April 1, 2017. Picture taken April 1, 2017. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh

ISIS Faces Challenges via Faking Defection, Fleeing to Europe

by Paula Astih | Apr 4, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – ISIS is still in a quest of plans to face the ongoing challenges and to find an alternative to its collapsing “state.” Several sources reported that the extremist group has moved on in a plan by which some of its members faked defecting from...

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Striking employees of Roissy airport hold French CGT labour union flags during a demonstration against the labour reforms law at the Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Roissy, near Paris, France, June 7, 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

French Finance Minister Tells Workers: No Sense in Strikes as Growth Picks Up

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 9, 2016 | World

France’s Finance Minister, Michel Sapin, urged workers to end a flood of nationwide strikes, saying they risked undermining signs of stronger growth and falling unemployment. Rubbish piled up in parts of Paris as stoppages and pickets blocked waste treatment...

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In this photo taken on Saturday, February 15, 2014, textile workers strike to demand a minimum wage, the removal of their company’s head and the head of the firm’s holding company, and back pay of yearly bonuses in Mahalla, Egypt. (AP Photo/Sabry Khaled)

Egypt: Previous governments to blame for strikes—former ministers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 26, 2014 | Business

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—With protests and labor strikes spreading across Egypt in recent weeks, former government ministers speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat have placed the blame squarely on the shoulders of the last two governments. Strikes and protests by workers in a...

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Turkish police guard the entrance of Gezi Park at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 17, 2013 (REUTERS/Marko Djurica)

Sporadic clashes in Turkey as Erdogan asserts authority

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

Istanbul, Reuters—Sporadic clashes between police and protesters flared up in Istanbul overnight after a weekend in which Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan sought to steal back the agenda, rallying his supporters and expelling demonstrators from an Istanbul park. Two...

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In this file picture taken on on May 7, 2013, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addresses his supporters during an election campaign meeting in Rawalpindi. Source: AFP Photo/Aamir Qureshi

New Pakistani PM vows to fix economy, stop drones

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 5, 2013 | World

Islamabad, AP—Pakistan’s newly-elected prime minister on Wednesday vowed to fix the country’s ailing economy and end electricity blackouts while also calling for an end to American drone strikes in the tribal areas. Nawaz Sharif was elected to an...