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French police officers stand guard by the Eiffel tower a week after a series of deadly attacks in the French capital Paris, France, November 22, 2015. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

French Police Arrest Knife-Wielding Man at Paris Train Station

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 22, 2017 | World

A man threatened police with a knife at Gare du Nord train station in Paris on Saturday, causing panic before he was arrested, a spokesman for French rail operator SNCF said. The SNCF spokesman said the man had approached gendarmes patrolling the train station. He was...

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Vietnam wanted to have the launchers in place as it expects
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Beijing Relies on Taiwan to Draw Diplomatic Ties

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 5, 2017 | World

Shanghai – Taiwan became Beijing intermediate to test the tension levels of its diplomatic ties with some countries like USA and Japan. In this context, a Senior Chinese Official for Taiwanese affairs urged from anticipated threats in 2017 after the emergence of...

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UN mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura at a meeting with the Syrian opposition delegation in Geneva last Thursday (Reuters)

Geneva Talks Resume Today amid Tensions between De Mistura and Assad’s Delegation

by Michel Abu Najm | Mar 21, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

While indirect Syrian peace talks resumed in Geneva today, western diplomatic sources spoke of UN envoy Staffan de Mistura’s “annoyance” at the statement made by the head of the regime’s delegation Bashar Al-Jaafari after the last session of talks on Friday in which...