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Badr Al-Qahtani
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on : Thursday, 16 May, 2013

Saudi envoy: UN resolution a victory for the Syrian people

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—An Arab-backed resolution calling for a political transition in Syria was passed by the UN General Assembly yesterday, despite a noticeable drop in international support for the Syrian opposition. Over 70 countries declined to vote "yes" over fears the resolution could spoil a new US–Russian effort to end the escalating conflict, as well as over fears about extremism among the Syrian rebels. While the non-binding text has no legal force, resolutions of the 193-n...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Sunday, 12 May, 2013

Second French coronavirus case confirmed

Paris and Riyadh, Reuters—A second diagnosis of the new SARS-like coronavirus has been confirmed in France, the Health Ministry said on Sunday, in what appeared to be a case of human-to-human transmission. The new infection was found in a 50-year-old man who had shared a hospital room with France's only other known sufferer, the ministry said in a statement. Health experts are concerned about clusters of the new coronavirus strain, nCoV, which was first spotted in the Gulf and has spread...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Friday, 10 May, 2013

Mali asks donors for EUR 2 billion to rebuild country

Paris, Reuters—Mali will ask international donors for nearly EUR 2 billion (USD 2.6 billion) to help rebuild the country and try to halt a resurgence of Al-Qaeda-linked Islamists...

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Michel Abu Najm
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on : Saturday, 4 May, 2013

France’s Hollande in Dire Straits

Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—Francois Hollande would not be president of France if the elections were to take place today, a recent poll has revealed. A poll conducted by CSA f...

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Bouallem Ghamrasa
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on : Saturday, 4 May, 2013

Bouteflika Has Left Algeria in Worse State: Benhadj

Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—As rumors continue to swirl around the health of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the deputy leader of the outlawed Islamic Salvation Front (...

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Michel Abu Najm
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on : Monday, 29 Apr, 2013

Divisions in Syrian Opposition “Frustrating” France

Paris/Brussels, Asharq Al-Awsat—The meeting between US secretary of state John Kerry and Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, held during the NATO meetings in Brussels last we...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Sunday, 28 Apr, 2013

French Forces Leaving Malian Town of Timbuktu

Bamako, AP—Dozens of French forces have left the northern Malian town of Timbuktu several months after their military operation largely ousted radical Islamic fighters from the a...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Thursday, 25 Apr, 2013

UN Extends Peacekeeping Force in Western Sahara

United Nations, AP—The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to keep a U.N. peacekeeping force in Western Sahara for another year, but without a mandate to monitor...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Tuesday, 23 Apr, 2013

Car Bomb Hits French Embassy in Tripoli

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—French President François Hollande has demanded today that Libya quickly clarify how the French embassy in Tripoli was targeted in an attack that left tw...

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Grace Perriman
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on : Thursday, 11 Apr, 2013

Syria Remains Top of G8 Agenda

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—On the second and final day of the G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in London, the Syrian crisis remained firmly top of the agenda. G8 ministers met ...

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