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Indigenous Sahrawi girls play near their tent in a refugee camp of Al Smara in Tindouf, southern Algeria March 2, 2016. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Algerian Discontent from Moroccan Accusations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2017 | Middle East

Algeria – The Algerian government has expressed discontent from the Moroccan accusations on manipulating the agony of Syrian refugees who have come to Algeria from Morocco in the past days through the borders closed since 23 years. A communique for the Algerian...

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PM Saad Hariri at the Business and Financial Forum. NNA photo

Lebanon Calls on International Community to Launch Investments in Infrastructure

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 12, 2017 | Business

Beirut – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri called on the international community on Tuesday to invest in Lebanon’s infrastructure and assist the country in bearing the burdens of the Syrian refugee crisis. “The displacement of our brothers in Lebanon, fleeing the...

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FILE PHOTO: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri talks during a conference in Beirut, Lebanon January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Hariri Rings Alarm Bells on Syrian Refugee Crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 1, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said Lebanon was close to “breaking point” due to the strains of hosting 1.5 million Syrian refugees, and he feared unrest could spiral from tensions between them and Lebanese communities. “Today if you...

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A general view shows the meeting of the Arab League Foreign ministers in the Egyptian capital Cairo on December 21, 2013. The meeting has been called at the request of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, League deputy secretary general Ahmed Ben Helli said, and aims to discuss troubled peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel. AFP PHOTO / HASSAN MOHAMED

Preparations for 28th Arab Summit underway in Jordan

by Sawsan Abou Hussein and Mohammed al-Daameh | Mar 24, 2017 | Middle East

Dead Sea, Jordan – The preparatory meetings for the 28th Arab League Summit, scheduled for March 29, kicked off on Thursday in Jordan’s Dead Sea area. Jordan’s Minister of Information Mohammed al-Moumni, who is also head of the summit’s organizing committee, stressed...

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a meeting with Lebanese PM Saad Hariri in Cairo. (NNA)

Sisi Stresses Support to Lebanon’s Political Stability

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 23, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has stressed his country’s full support to Lebanon’s political stability and called on the international community to help the Middle Eastern state bear the burden of refugees. Sisi’s remarks came during his meeting with...