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El-Sisi Discusses the Deployment of a Regional Protection Force in South Sudan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 11, 2016 | Middle East

The Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met the chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) for the agreement on the resolution of the conflict in South Sudan Festus Mogae in Cairo yesterday. El-Sisi and Mogae discussed regional efforts to...

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The United Nations Security Council meets at the UN Headquarters in New York, July 13, 2011/ Reuters

Al-Azhar and Microsoft Discuss Terrorist Ideology at the U.N. Security Council

by Jordan Dakamseh | May 12, 2016 | Technology

New York- The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday convened in a session discussing international terrorism and the ideology it adopts. The session, chaired by Egypt, was also headed by Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry. The council was briefed by...

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A view shows the mess after protesters attacked the office of Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat in Beirut, Lebanon, April 1, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Opinion: Asharq Al-Awsat’s Cartoon

by Salman Al-dossary | Apr 7, 2016 | Opinion

Now, after the storm has calmed down following the cartoon on Lebanon, which was published in Asharq Al-Awsat on Friday, the different stances on it have been brought to light. As ordinary as it may seem, some people have misread the cartoon and interpreted it...

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Khalid al-Barnawi is the leader of Nigeria’s Ansaru jihadist group and was listed by Washington in 2012 as “specially designated global terrorists” (AFP Photo/Str)

Nigerian Army Captures Leader of Militant Group Ansaru

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 4, 2016 | World

Nigeria’s army said it has arrested Khalid al-Barnawi, leader of an al-Qaeda linked militant group Ansaru which is a splinter faction of Boko Haram that has been accused of kidnapping and killing Westerners, a military spokesman said on Monday. Military...

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Quentin Tarantino shooting (Hateful Eight)

Tarantino Tackles Racism in All His Movies

by Mohammed Rouda | Mar 28, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Palm Springs (California) – Hollywood’s infamous film director Quentin Tarantino told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that anti-racism is the common factor shared by his movies. Among Tarantino’s masterpieces were “Reservoir Dogs”, “Kill Bill” (the first and the...