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A flame from a Saudi Aramco oil installation known as “Pump 3” is seen in the desert near the oil-rich area of Khouris, Saudi Arabia, on June 23, 2008. (Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images)

Opinion: Fear of Falling Oil Revenues

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 23, 2015 | Opinion

A difficult financial phase is looming. Oil prices have fallen by more than half, and may continue to fall in future. However, this is not the first time Saudi Arabia has faced such a crisis: In 1986, oil prices dropped to 12 US dollars per barrel, but the Kingdom...

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Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam speaks during a press conference at the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon, on August 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanese PM hints he might resign after protests

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, AP—Lebanon’s prime minister hinted Sunday he might resign after violent protests against government corruption and political dysfunction triggered by a month-long trash crisis in Beirut. Tammam Salam also pledged that security forces that used violence...

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The loading screen of the Facebook application on a mobile phone is seen in this photo illustration taken in Lavigny May 16, 2012. Facebook is trying to lure skeptical advertisers in India, one of its biggest but also hardest to crack markets in the world, with tactics like free email support for questions about advertising and advice on increasing sales for businesses. REUTERS/Valentin Flauraud/Files

Opinion: Privacy in the Digital Age

by Diana Moukalled | Aug 22, 2015 | Opinion

“Mom, you cannot check my messages. I need my privacy, please!” Adam, my 10-year-old son, said to me while I was helping him sign up for a new e-mail address. I could not answer back and I was rather quite surprised by what he said. My little boy, who still enjoys...

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Militants loyal to Yemen’s exiled government ride on the back of a pick-up truck during fighting with Houthi militiamen in Yemen’s central city of Taiz on August 18, 2015. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Yemen: Government loyalists, Tihamah’s tribes to form joint command, says official

by Sa'ed Al-Abyadh | Aug 22, 2015 | Middle East

Jeddah and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s exiled President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has approved a plan to establish three military formations, made up mainly of tribal fighters and former military personnel, to fight the Houthi insurgency in the Tihamah region, a...

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A handout picture provided by Turkish President Press office shows, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (L) and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu (R) during their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, 20 August 2015. (EPA/TURKISH PRESIDENT PRESS OFFICE)

Turkey’s Erdoğan says he will call a new election for Nov. 1

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 21, 2015 | Middle East

Ankara, AP—Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Friday that the nation will hold an early election on November 1, after no group won a majority from voters in June and Erdoğan’s party was unable to find a coalition partner. Erdoğan said he will meet with...