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Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in London, Britain, July 19, 2016. REUTERS/Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool

British PM May says FM Johnson ‘Doing Good Work’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 19, 2017 | World

British Prime Minister Theresa May backed her foreign minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday after reports he could quit over her Brexit strategy, Sky News reported. May declined to rule out firing outspoken Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson as she said her Cabinet is...

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A police officer and a sniffer dog stand in the street near Parsons Green tube station in London, UK, September 15, 2017. Reuters photo

Commuters Head Back to Work as UK Lowers Threat Level

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 18, 2017 | World

Police stepped up their investigation Monday into the bombing of a packed London Underground train as commuters headed to work in the first morning rush hour since the attack last week. The bomb went off on Friday morning in a crowded carriage at the Parsons Green...

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Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and United Nations Special Representative for Libya Ghassan Salame meet at Lancaster house in London, Britain, September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

7th London Conference on Libya Rules out Military Solution

by Khalid Mahmoud | Sep 15, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo– London hosted a meeting on Thursday to support the political process in Libya and back the efforts of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and his special envoy Ghassan Salame. The British Foreign Office said in a statement that the six-nation ministerial...

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Participants of Syria peace talks attend a meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov

Idlib Truce Dominates Astana Talks

by Caroline Akoum and Taha Abdulwahid | Sep 15, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, Beirut- The Syrian regime and opposition delegations held on Thursday bilateral meetings in Astana with representatives of the de-escalation zones sponsors and United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura. The sixth round of talks is expected to...

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UK Declares Emergency in Storm-Hit Virgin Islands, Sends Aid

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 8, 2017 | World

Britain flew additional aid supplies to the Caribbean on Friday after Hurricane Irma flattened homes and schools and flooded hospitals, causing the British Virgin Islands to declare a state of emergency. The governor of the islands, Gus Jaspert, said in a message to...