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EU agrees to continue accession talks with Turkey

Anti-government Alevi protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in Istanbul June 23, 2013. The European Union is on the verge of scrapping a new round of membership talks with Turkey, a move that...

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Belgium lays aside divisions for a day to swear in king

(L-R) Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Queen Paola of Belgium, King Albert II of Belgium and King Philippe of Belgium greet the population from the balcony of the Royal Palace after his swearing-in ceremony...

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Hezbollah ‘military wing’ added to EU list of terrorist organizations

A picture taken on November 11, 2009, shows Hezbollah fighters, holding up Lebanese flags and the yellow flag of the militant Shiite Muslim group, as they parade on the occasion of Martyr’s Day in the...

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Crimea asks to join Russia after Soviet-style vote

People react after the end of a referendum in Sevastopol, in the Crimea region in Ukraine, on March 16, 2014. (EPA/Zurab Kurtsikidze) Simferopol and Brussels, Reuters—Crimea formally applied to join...

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Suspect in Jewish museum killings went to Syria

Paris prosecutor François Molins holds a press conference on June 1, 2014, in Paris after a 29-year-old Frenchman was arrested over last week’s fatal shooting at a Jewish Museum in Brussels. (AFP...

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G7 willing to step up sanctions on Russia over Ukraine

Leaders take part in the G7 summit in Brussels on June 5, 2014. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque) Brussels, Reuters—The world’s leading industrialized nations threatened on Wednesday to impose harder-hitting...

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US-led coalition has weakened ISIS, Kerry says

US Secretary of State John Kerry sits next to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi during a high-level meeting of the 60-member coalition fighting ISIS, in Brussels, Belgium, on December 3, 2014. (AFP...

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Troops take to Belgian streets to guard against attacks

Belgian paratroopers guard outside a Jewish school in the central city of Antwerp January 17, 2015. (Reuters Photos.)Brussels, Reuters—Belgium is deploying hundreds of troops to guard possible...

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Breakdown of talks over Greece prompts fresh market jitters

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis gives a press conference on February 16, 2015 at the end of a Eurogroup finance ministers meeting at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium. (AFP...

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Euro zone may need extra summit to clinch Greek deal

A Greek and a European flag flutter outside the Greek embassy in Brussels on February 19, 2015. (Reuters/Yves Herman) Brussels and Athens, Reuters—Euro zone finance ministers will try again on Friday...

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Belgium: State of Alert over Potential Terror Attack

From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Brussels-Belgian police recently received information on terrorists exiting Syrian territory and heading to Belgium. The terrorists are rumored to intend … continue...

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Train Station Evacuated in Brussels amid Heightened Security Measures

From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Brussels- Brussels central train station was evacuated for about an hour on Sunday because of a suspicious suitcase amid heightened … continue reading Train Station...

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Man Arrested in Brussels after Bomb Alert

From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. A man with a fake suicide belt was taken into custody after a bomb scare at City 2 shopping center … continue reading Man Arrested in Brussels after Bomb Alert

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Charges against Terror Cell Plotting to Attack Euro 2016

From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Brussels-The French Nice terror attack which killed 84 people and injured 202, came after information was received on ISIS recruits … continue reading Charges against...

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ISIS’s French Corps in Nice Attacks

From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Dubai-Europe witnessed thirteen terrorist attacks during 2015-2016, ten of which took place in France. They started with Charlie Hebdo attack … continue reading ISIS’s...

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Amateur Terror Attacks may Mark a New Chapter in ISIS’ War in Europe

From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Berlin-ISIS’ war on Europe seems to have entered a dangerous new phase, evolving from highly coordinated operations on the grand … continue reading Amateur Terror Attacks...

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Police Arrest 2 Suspected of Planning Attack in Belgium

From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Police arrested two men “suspected of planning an attack” in Belgium after house searches during raids late Friday, federal prosecutors … continue reading Police Arrest 2...

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ISIS Aggravates Violence in West while Losing Control in Syria, Iraq

From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. In line with the bloody operation in Nice, ISIS’s weekly magazine “al-Naba” published an editorial entitled “Crusaders- Illusions in Caliphate’s … continue reading ISIS...

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U.S. Sanctions Suspect in Brussels, Paris Attacks

From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Washington, London- Several Western states, mainly the U.S. and Britain and other European countries, have intensified their preventive security measures … continue...

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Three Terror Suspects Are Released After Being Questioned in Brussels

From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. In a statement that they made yesterday, Belgian prosecutors said that three people arrested on Thursday night in the vicinity … continue reading Three Terror Suspects Are...

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