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Egypt’s Interior Minister General Magdi Abdel Ghaffar speaks during a news conference in Cairo, Egypt March 6, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egypt’s Interior Minister: ‘Our Forces Lead the Fight against Terrorism’

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Sep 25, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Egyptian Interior Minister Lieutenant-General Majdi Abdul Ghaffar said his country is engaged in a fierce and unprecedented fight with terrorism, stressing “the police have taken the lead and succeeded in the past in carrying out pre-emptive attacks.”...

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Michel Aoun, President of Lebanon, addresses the general debate of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly. UN Photo/Cia Pak

Aoun Rejects Settlement, Stresses Refugees’ Safe Return to Syria

by Jordan Dakamseh | Sep 22, 2017 | Middle East

New York – Lebanese President Michel Aoun stressed the urgent need to organize the return of refugees and displaced persons to their homeland after the situation in most of their first places of residence has stabilized. In his official address before the UN...

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British government’s spokesperson, Edwin Samuel (Asharq al-Awsat)

British Government Spokesman: Houthis are not Cooperating, We don’t Support Kurdistan’s Referendum

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Sep 22, 2017 | Interviews

Dubai – British Government’s spokesman in the Middle East and North Africa, Edwin Samuel, said his country was targeted by organizations such as ISIS, but that would not deter the British people from promoting a pluralistic and diverse lifestyle to overcome terrorism....

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Debate at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Al Jazeera Role in Spreading Violence

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 20, 2017 | Middle East

Geneva – Experts and media officials criticized Qatar-based Al-Jazeera channel, accusing it of supporting violence and destabilizing the Middle East and the world, during a seminar organized by the Arab Federation for Human Rights at the headquarters of the...

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Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jacksonz

Qatar’s Emir Disregards Reasons behind Crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 20, 2017 | Middle East

New York- Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani renewed on Tuesday a call for “unconditional dialogue based on mutual respect for sovereignty” to end his country’s crisis. Yet he ignored the main reasons behind the crisis during his speech at the UN General...