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Former US diplomat: Hariri resignation a threat to Lebanon’s 'delicate balance' - 11/14/2017

As the Lebanese government works towards the possible return of Saad Hariri from Riyadh to Beirut this week, former US diplomat Edward Djerejian expresses fears that the nine-day crisis may have...

Indian city rounds up beggars ahead of Ivanka Trump's visit - 11/14/2017

New Delhi - The southern Indian city of Hyderabad has started clearing beggars from its streets in anticipation of a global business summit set to be attended by Ivanka Trump.   "Begging on the...

Saudi Arabia is creating a total mess in Lebanon - 11/14/2017

As if we Arabs need another crisis in our shattered world — but that’s exactly what’s coming after the mysterious resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri from Riyadh last Saturday and...

Swiss journalists detained, interrogated in Abu Dhabi - 11/13/2017

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have detained two journalists working for Swiss broadcaster RTS while they were covering the opening of the new Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi, and held them for...

New digital library of Picasso's 'Guernica' opens - 11/13/2017

Madrid - The Queen Sofia Museum in Madrid has launched an online open-access library of more than 2,000 documents relating to Pablo Picasso's renowned anti-war painting "Guernica."   The new...

New accuser says US Senate candidate attacked her as teenager - 11/13/2017

Washington - A second woman came forward Monday to accuse Republican candidate for US Senate in Alabama, Roy Moore, of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager decades ago. Beverly Young...

Trial for 46 Islamic State suspects over Istanbul airport attack - 11/13/2017

Istanbul - Hearings began Monday in the trial of 46 alleged members of the Islamic State extremist group accused of involvement in the multi-pronged attack on the main Istanbul airport last year that...

EU imposes arms embargo on Venezuela, puts further sanctions in view - 11/13/2017

Brussels - By Emoke Bebiak, - European Union foreign ministers on Monday adopted targeted sanctions against Venezuela, including an arms embargo, citing growing "political polarization" in the South...

Spanish premier visits Catalonia for first time since referendum - 11/12/2017

Madrid - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy visited Catalonia on Sunday for the first time since a political crisis broke out over the region's push for independence. Rajoy was in Catalonia to...

More than 30 arrested in anti-terrorism raids across Istanbul - 11/12/2017

Istanbul - Police in Istanbul have arrested at least 32 people suspected of having ties to the Islamic State extremist organization, the state-run new agency Anadolu reported on Sunday.  ...
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