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Salahaddin University president Dr. Ahmed Enwer Dizeyi (Asharq Al-Awsat)

We are keeping ISIS off campus: Salahaddin University president

by Dalshad Abdullah | Dec 7, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The ongoing battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is having a severe financial and psychological impact on Erbil’s Salahaddin University, university president Dr. Ahmed Enwer Dizeyi said. “We are suffering from a difficult...

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A Pakistani man watches a television broadcasting news of top Al-Qaeda leader Adnan El-Shukrijumah, in Islamabad on December 6, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM)

US drone strike in Pakistan kills four, including Al-Qaeda suspect

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 7, 2014 | World

Dera Ismail Khan, Reuters—A senior member of Al-Qaeda and three other suspected militants were killed in Pakistan on Sunday when a US drone attacked a house they were in, Pakistani military officials and Taliban said. The attack came a day after Pakistani forces...

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A broker monitors stock prices on a screen at the Saudi Investment Bank in Riyadh in this file photo taken September 5, 2013. (Reuters/Faisal Al Nasser)

Opinion: A Blow to Saudi Arabia’s Family Firms

by Hussein Shobokshi | Dec 7, 2014 | Opinion

Family-owned companies are among the most significant pillars for the development of the Saudi economy. They account for a significant proportion of the Kingdom’s large and medium-sized enterprises. In previous years, these family-owned businesses have made striking...