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Demonstrators chant in support of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi during a demonstration at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 11, 2015 | Middle East
Baghdad, AP/Asharq Al-Awsat —Iraq’s parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved an ambitious reform plan that would cut spending and eliminate senior posts, including the three largely symbolic vice presidencies, following mass protests against corruption and...
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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and his Saudi counterpart Adel Al-Jubeir (L) speak during a news conference in Berlin, Germany, on August 10, 2015. (EPA/WOLFGANG KUMM)
by Sami Amara | Aug 11, 2015 | Middle East
Berlin and Moscow, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said Monday his country will be willing to develop relations with Iran if the Islamic Republic changes its “hostile” policy of interfering in the internal affairs of the countries of the region....
