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Cherie Blair: Lifting of Saudi ban on women driving ‘superb — but more to be done’

Montenegro - Muslimchronicle

British QC Cherie Blair, in an exclusive interview with Arab News, has said the removal of the Saudi women’s driving ban is “superb news.” Blair, a prominent human-rights lawyer and founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, said she believes the lifting of the ban will unleash new potential for women, but that “there is more to be done.”Read more

Peres's dream of peace saluted year after death

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Friends including Tony Blair joined with old political rivals Thursday in saluting Israel's Nobel laureate Shimon Peres and his dream of peace, on the first anniversary of his death. In a state ceremony at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl national cemetery, President Reuven Rivlin paid a warm tribute, along with British former premier and Middle East peace envoy Blair. "It's sad withoutRead more

Attempt to prosecute Blair over Iraq fails in London High Court

London - Muslimchronicle

A British court on Monday rejected an attempt by a former Iraqi general to bring a private prosecution against former Prime Minister Tony Blair over the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Blair’s decision to join the US-led coalition that toppled Saddam Hussein has tainted the legacy of his 10 years in office, and his critics in Britain and Iraq haveRead more

Ancient winged bull to rise again in London

London - Arab Today

An ancient Assyrian winged bull sculpture destroyed by ISIS militants in 2015 is to be remade from empty Iraqi date syrup cans and displayed in Trafalgar Square in London. The work by U.S. artist Michael Rakowitz has won the next commission for the square’s unoccupied Fourth Plinth, upon which a series of 11 new artworks have been displayed since 1999,Read more

Tony Blair's secret WH summit as Middle East peace envoy

London - Arab Today

Tony Blair has attended a secret meeting at the White House to discuss working for Donald Trump, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The former Prime Minister held talks with Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner on Wednesday with a view to becoming a Middle East peace envoy for Trump. This newspaper has learned that Blair and Kushner haveRead more

Tony Blair quiet on report he wants to become Trump’s Middle East adviser

Lonson - Arab Today

A spokesman for Tony Blair refused to be drawn on Sunday on a report that the former British prime minister wants to become US president Donald Trump’s adviser on the Middle East. According to The Mail on Sunday newspaper, the former British prime minister met with Mr Trump’s son-in-law and key adviser, Jared Kushner, last week to discuss working forRead more

Brexit U-turn ruled out by many in EU

Brussels - Arab Today

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair wants fellow Britons to “rise up” and block or soften Brexit, but it may now be out of their hands — many Europeans just want them to get on and get out. After their June referendum vote to quit the EU, stunned European leaders insisted Britons were welcome to change their minds. That mayRead more

European Union sees no Brexit U-turn now

Brussels - Arab Today

Tony Blair wants fellow Britons to "rise up" and block or soften Brexit, but it may now be out of their hands -- many Europeans just want them to get on and get out. After their June referendum vote to quit the EU, stunned European leaders insisted Britons were welcome to change their minds. That may have encouraged those likeRead more

British ex-PM Blair joins fight to keep Britain in EU

London - ArabToday

Former British prime minister Tony Blair said Friday that the British people have a right to change their mind about leaving the European Union. "Our mission is to persuade them to do so," Blair told a pro-stay organization in his first major speech on the topic. His call flies in the face of British Prime Minister Theresa May's determination toRead more

Venezuela's Popular Will party on front line of political war

Caracas - Arab Today

Visitors to the headquarters of Venezuela's Popular Will party are greeted by large photos of global political heroes from Nelson Mandela to Mahatma Gandhi. Facing them is a life-size cardboard cutout of imprisoned party founder Leopoldo Lopez, fist raised in defiance. The intended message is clear: like other revered opponents of repression, Popular Will is leading the fight against tyrannyRead more