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A Lebanese army soldier on patrol in Tripoli following clashes between Lebanese soldiers and Islamist gunmen on October 27, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Lebanon: Fighting in Tripoli comes to a halt

by Thair Abbas | Oct 27, 2014 | Middle East

Tripoli and Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fighting between Islamists and the Lebanese army in the northern city of Tripoli appeared to have stopped on Monday morning, in the latest flare-up in the city of violence spilling over from the conflict in neighboring Syria. Samir...

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Re-elected Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff waves following her win, in Brasilia on October 26, 2014. (AFP Photos)

Brazil’s Rousseff re-elected by grateful working-class, country divided

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 27, 2014 | World

São Paulo, Reuters—Despite opposition from nearly half of Brazil’s voters, leftist President Dilma Rousseff won re-election on Sunday and will have another four years to try to revive growth in a once-booming economy gone stagnant. The 66-year-old Rousseff, who...

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Tunisian election officials work during the count process at a polling station during the country’s first post-revolution parliamentary election in Tunis, on October 26, 2014. (AP PHOTO/Aimen Zine)

Tunisia’s Nidaa Tounes takes lead in parliament vote: source

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 27, 2014 | Middle East

Tunis, Reuters—Leading Tunisian secular party Nidaa Tounes has won more than 80 seats in an election for the new 217-member parliament against 67 seats for Islamist party Ennahda, a party source, citing a preliminary ballot count, said on Monday. Election authorities...

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This file photo shows oil tanks at the Saudi Aramco headquarters during a media tour at Damam city, Saudi Arabia, on November 11, 2007. (Reuters/Ali Jareki/Files)

Opinion: Saudi Arabia and the “Oil Weapon”

by Salman Al-dossary | Oct 27, 2014 | Opinion

It is simply Saudi Arabia’s fate that it is held responsible for every little thing that occurs in the global oil markets. If prices go up or down, the finger of blame points her way. If the global economy requires a balance between the supply and demand for oil, all...

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A fire burning at a fuel depot near the airport road in Tripoli, Libya, on July 29, 2014. (REUTERS/Hani Amara)

Opinion: The Idea of Arab Military Intervention

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 27, 2014 | Opinion

In recent history, political battles were limited. Most of the time, each epoch was distinguished by a single crisis. A crisis in a country would not extend to neighboring states for a number of reasons: the political situation was governed by regional powers, the...