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Saudi Keenness to Work with U.N. to Confront Challenges

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 4, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

New York- The Saudi Foreign Ministry has said that FM Adel Al-Jubeir has stressed the kingdom’s keenness to work with the United Nations to meet the challenges facing the region and the world, including the peace process in the Middle East and the crises in Yemen and...

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Palestinian Authority Seeks to Freeze Settlement Expansion

by Kifah Ziboun | Feb 2, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – The Palestinian Authority asked the U.S. administration to interfere and put an end to Israeli settlement expansion, while some officials accused President Donald Trump of encouraging this policy. Informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the...

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Yemeni Senior Presidential Advisor Yassin Makawi

Top Yemeni Presidential Advisor: Coup Militias Disregard Peace, Reflect Iranian Decision-making

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 2, 2017 | Middle East

Aden- Yemeni Senior Presidential Advisor Yassin Makawi loudly criticized proposals put forth on resolving the national crisis and putting an end to a coup ripping through the country. Makawi says that most outlines incite the continuation of violence, pleading that...

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Death, Life Sentences for Members of Egypt Terrorist Cell

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Feb 2, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo-The Giza Criminal Court sentenced on Wednesday two defendants from the al-Warraq terrorist cell to death. Two other members were sentenced to five years in prison and one defendant was acquitted of all charges. All of the defendants faced charges of targeting...

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U.N. Chief Calls for Lifting U.S. Travel Ban

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 1, 2017 | World

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged the immediate lifting a U.S. ban on travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries, saying the measures would not prevent terrorists from entering the United States. “I think that these...