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Jordanian Ambassador to the UN Dina Kawar arrives for the meeting of Arab states at UN headquarters, on December 29, 2014.
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Arabs endorse Palestinian UN draft urging end of Israel occupation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 30, 2014 | Middle East

United Nations and Ramallah, Reuters—Arab UN delegations on Monday endorsed a Palestinian proposal to forge a peace deal with Israel within a year and end Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories by late 2017, despite fierce Israeli and US opposition. The timing...

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Family members of passengers onboard missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 react to the news that bodies and debris were found off the coast of Borneo island, while they wait at the airport in Surabaya, Indonesia, on December 30, 2014. (Reuters/Beawiharta)

Bodies, debris from missing AirAsia plane pulled from sea off Indonesia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 30, 2014 | World

Jakarta, Reuters—Indonesian rescuers searching for a missing AirAsia plane carrying 162 people pulled bodies and wreckage from the sea off the coast of Borneo on Tuesday as relatives of those on board broke down in tears on hearing the news. Indonesia AirAsia’s...

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Thick smoke from an airstrike by the US-led coalition rises in Kobani, Syria, as seen from the Turkish-Syrian border, on October 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Opinion: A Farcical War

by Samir Atallah | Dec 30, 2014 | Opinion

It takes years, or sometimes even decades, until we can judge whether the response to a major event has been correct or not. While we also know that sometimes a good decision can tip over to become a bad one, simply based on timing. US President Barack Obama’s delay...

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Zaman editor-in-chief Ekrem Dumanli greets his supporters after being released by the court outside the Justice Palace in Istanbul December 19, 2014. (Reuters/Murad Sezer)

Zaman Editor-in-Chief: Turkish government no longer democratic

by Thair Abbas | Dec 30, 2014 | Media

Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ekrem Dumanlı was arrested on December 14, part of a series of coordinated raids by Turkish authorities against a number of prominent media figures, all facing charges of belonging to a terrorist “parallel organization.” The organization in...

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Iraqi Oil Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

We support Saudi OPEC policy: Iraqi oil minister

by Wael Mahdi | Dec 30, 2014 | Business

Abu Dhabi, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Oil Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said his country stands by the Saudi-brokered OPEC decision to maintain production among the organization’s member countries, amid some of the lowest oil prices since the aftermath of the global financial...