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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier addresses the media after talks in Berlin on October 15, 2015. AFP PHOTO / TOBIAS SCHWARZ

German Foreign Minister: Turkey should Honor Constitutional Principles in its Investigations

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Jul 20, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that the Turkish government holds responsibility of staying loyal to the democratic constitutional principles during the investigations. Steinmeier said that recent meeting in Washington aims at...

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Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, left, speaks with Commander Resolute Support Gen. John Nicholson, right, during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council with Resolute Support Operational Partner Nations at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, May 20, 2016. NATO has reached a broad agreement to seek another meeting with Russia before NATO leaders meet in Warsaw for a summit this July, A.P.

Russia Council to Meet in Potential Move to Ease Tensions

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 6, 2016 | World

NATO envoys will hold a further formal meeting with Russia on July 13, days after the alliance’s summit in Warsaw, in a sign Washington and Moscow want to defuse tensions in Europe. The forum bringing together Russia and its former Cold War adversary NATO last...

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An opposition supporter with a giant 100-bolivar note with the word, Hungry, written on it seen at a gathering to protest against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.REUTERS

Venezuela…People Suffering from Hunger, Awaiting Political Solution

by Mahmoud Najem | Jun 30, 2016 | Business

Cairo-Months after the economic crisis that hit Venezuela due to the plunging oil prices and dehydration, Venezuelans’ hunger and their queuing to receive food have transformed into an international crisis. Venezuela’s economic crisis — triggered by a drop in oil...

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Opinion: The American Camp Against Iran

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jun 22, 2016 | Opinion

Washington DC was divided into two camps about the nuclear deal and the opening up of Iran in January. It has now become more rejecting of Iran. The White House, which is a sponsor of relations with Iran and is enthusiastic about them, has not changed its mind but no...

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Syrian rescuers work on pulling a body out from under the rubble of a destroyed building following a reported Syrian regime forces attack at the Tariq al-Bab neighborhood in the rebel-held area of the northern city of Aleppo on June 20, 2016. AFP

European Sources: U.S. Bet on Russia and Iran Proves Gullible

by Michel Abu Najm | Jun 21, 2016 | Middle East

Paris-European diplomatic sources keeping up with developments concerning the Syrian crisis say that U.S. President Barack Obama is spot-on when he deems settlement in Syria to a political solution solely. No one believes that the Syrian civil war can be put to an end...