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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, listens to a lawmaker as newly elected legislators take their oaths during the Turkish parliaments first session in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. The ruling Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) came out first in the June 7 elections but lost its parliamentary majority. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
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Responders pick through the wreckage of a cargo plane which crashed in the capital Juba, South Sudan, on November 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Jason Patinkin)
Russian-built plane crashes in South Sudan, witnesses say dozens killed
Juba, Reuters—A Russian-built cargo plane with passengers on board crashed on Wednesday after taking off from the airport in South Sudan’s capital, killing dozens of people, witnesses said. An official said three people on board survived. The precise death toll...Caption:
epa04482264 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (C) Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, gestures during the opening plenary of Summit on the Global Agenda in Gulf emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 09 November 2014. EPA/ALI HAIDER
Opinion: The Emirates’ Vision
No one knows in what state the Arab world and wider Middle East will be in after the region is finally able to traverse the ongoing political storm which it has endured since 2011. Despite the destruction that has been wrought and the shredding of the social fabric in...Caption:
A man is silhouetted against the logo of the World Bank at the main venue for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on October 10, 2012. (Reuters/Kim Kyung-hoon)
Saudi economy capable of withstanding oil price slump: World Bank Gulf director
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Saudi economy is capable of withstanding any shocks caused by the current oil price slump, the World Bank’s Country Director for Gulf Countries Nadir Mohammed said on Monday. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, Mohammed said the Saudi economy was...Caption:
A handout picture provided by the Russian Emergency Ministry press service on November 2, 2015 shows Russian Emergency Situations Minister Vladimir Puchkov (4-L) and unidentified officials near a piece of wreckage of Russian MetroJet Airbus A321 at the site of the crash in Sinai, Egypt, on November 1, 2015. (EPA/Maxim Grigoriev/Russian Emergency Ministry/HO)