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Motorcycles lie along a main road after strong winds brought by Typhoon Rammasun battered the capital Manila on July 16, 2014. (Reuters/Romeo Ranoco)

Typhoon kills 10 in Philippines, shuts Manila, cuts power, prompts evacuations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 16, 2014 | World

Manila, Reuters—A typhoon killed at least 10 people as it churned across the Philippines and shut down the capital, cutting power and prompting the evacuation of more than 370,000 people, rescue officials said on Wednesday. The eye of Typhoon Rammasun, the strongest...

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A member of the Zintan city forces sits in a vehicle at Tripoli International Airport on July 14, 2014. (REUTERS/Hani Amara)

Libyan jihadists in Syria and Iraq returning home to fight Haftar: security sources

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jul 16, 2014 | Middle East

Benghazi, Asharq Al-Awsat— Libyan jihadists fighting in Syria and Iraq are returning home to fight the breakaway militia led by Khalifa Haftar, who has recently emerged as a serious threat to the country’s Islamists, security and military sources told Asharq Al-Awsat....

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Xiaomi’s International vice president, Hugo Barra, a former Google Inc executive who joined last year, speaks with the media during the launch of Mi phones in New Delhi on July 15, 2014.(REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee)

China’s Xiaomi launches budget smartphones in India

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 16, 2014 | Technology

Mumbai, Reuters—China’s Xiaomi said it intends to invest heavily in India as the budget smartphone maker launched on Tuesday its flagship Mi phone and other products in the world’s third-largest smartphone market, currently dominated by Samsung Electronics...

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File photo showing people walking near Power Plant No. 10 at the Saudi Electricity Company’s Central Operation Area, south of Riyadh, on April 27, 2012. (Reuters/Fahad Shadeed)

Saudi Arabia nears finalizing joint electricity projects with neighboring countries—official

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Jul 16, 2014 | Business

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia is close to finalizing a number of joint electricity projects with other countries in the MENA region as it seeks to boost sources for its domestic electricity consumption, one of the country’s top energy officials told Asharq...

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A man walks in front of one of the banks burnt by demonstrators in Ma’an city in this April 25, 2014, file photo. (REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed)

Misunderstood Ma’an

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Jul 16, 2014 | Features

Ma’an, Asharq Al-Awsat—Driving into Ma’an on the international highway, which has grown shabby due to lack of maintenance, a visitor might think they are about to arrive in a quiet city where security and peace prevail. There are no pedestrians on the streets, and...