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US President Barack Obama (L) speaks at a meeting with more than 20 foreign defense chiefs to discuss the coalition efforts in the ongoing campaign against ISIS at Joint Base Andrews in Washington October 14, 2014. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

Obama, foreign military chiefs coordinate ISIS plans

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 15, 2014 | Middle East

Washington, Reuters—President Barack Obama on Tuesday told military leaders from more than 20 countries working with Washington to defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants that he was deeply concerned about the radical group’s advances at the...

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Police react as they disperse pro-democracy protesters on a main road near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. (Reuters/Apple Daily)

Hong Kong tension rises with police beating of protester

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 15, 2014 | World

Hong Kong, Reuters—Hong Kong authorities said on Wednesday that police involved in the beating of a pro-democracy protester would be removed from their positions after footage of the overnight incident went viral, sparking outrage from some lawmakers and the public....

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An Egyptian policeman stands in the middle of al-Haram street in Cairo on August 14, 2014, during clashes with Muslim Brotherhood supporters. (AFP Photo/Mohamed El-Shahed)

Opinion: Economics in the Age of Terror

by Ali Ibrahim | Oct 15, 2014 | Opinion

Approximately 50 percent of international financial assistance to the Middle East—which makes up just 5.5 percent of the global population—is spent on fuel subsidies, World Bank Vice-President for the MENA Region Inger Andersen said in a recent interview with Asharq...

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Inger Andersen, the World Bank’s vice president for the Middle East and North Africa, smiles during a news conference in Rabat, Morocco, on September 7, 2012. (AFP Photo/ Abdelhak Senna)

World Bank Vice-President: Half of region’s population living on less than $4 a day

by Mina Al-Oraibi | Oct 15, 2014 | Business

Washington DC, Asharq Al-Awsat—With war and chaos gripping parts of the Arab world, it is easy to forget that the economic situation across wide swaths of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is also bleak. The dire economic prospects of many regional states were...

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Video cameras stand in front of a poster of the Iran talks during closed-door nuclear talks at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Iran optimistic but cautious over nuclear talks prospects

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 15, 2014 | Middle East

Vienna, Reuters—Iran does not expect a breakthrough in high-level nuclear talks with the United States and the European Union this week, but hopes they will help pave the way for a final deal, its foreign minister said on Tuesday. Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted by...