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Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdul Latif bin Rashid al-Zayani during the seminar on the strategic partnership between GCC and UK (Asharq Al-Awsat)

GCC-British Seminar on Strategic Partnership

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Oct 5, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh– Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdul Latif bin Rashid al-Zayani confirmed that cooperation between Gulf countries and UK is not new, especially in security and defense. Zayani pointed out that there are several plans that are being...

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Monarch Airlines aircraft are pictured on the tarmac at Birmingham Airport. Pic: AFP

Monarch Airlines Goes Bankrupt

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 3, 2017 | World

London- Britain’s Monarch Airlines collapsed on Monday, causing the cancellation of all its activities and around 300,000 flights. It marooned more than 100,000 tourists abroad, prompting what was billed as the country’s biggest peacetime repatriation effort. The...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques receives President of Republic of Somalia (SPA)

King Salman Receives Somali President

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 28, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah– Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz discussed regional issues at al-Salam Palace with visiting President of Somalia Mohammed Abdullah Farmajo. During the meeting, King Salman and Farmajo reviewed relations between the two countries and...

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People walk along a street in Juba, South Sudan December 21, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic/File Photo

Amnesty International Exposes Illicit $46m South Sudan Arms Deal

by Mustafa Sirri | Sep 27, 2017 | World

London- Amnesty International exposed in a recent research how a shell company in the heart of London’s West End acted as an intermediary in huge prospective arms deals to war-torn South Sudan and other countries, thanks to regulatory gaps which are making the UK a...

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Cast member Colin Firth arrives with his wife Livia Giuggioli for the world premiere of “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” in London, Britain September 18, 2017. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

British Actor Colin Firth Receives Italian Citizenship

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 25, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Rome- British actor Colin Firth, who has often played the role of a quintessential Englishman in his many films, has become an Italian citizen, Italy’s Interior Ministry said. “The very famous actor, who won an Oscar for the film ‘The King’s Speech’, is married to a...