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Former Lebanese Minister Released on Bail

Former Lebanese Minister Released on Bail

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 14, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

BEIRUT – A former Lebanese minister who is close to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was released on bail on Thursday after serving a jail term for smuggling explosives into Lebanon from Syria and planning attacks, the national news agency said. Former...

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More Aid Heads to Syrian Town; Doubts Cast on Jan. 25 Talks

More Aid Heads to Syrian Town; Doubts Cast on Jan. 25 Talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 14, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

NEAR MADAYA – Aid was sent on Thursday to a Syrian town blockaded by pro-government forces and two villages besieged by rebels for the second time this week, and a U.N. official said he hoped to make more deliveries to areas where people are starving. Dozens of...

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Indonesian Capital Rocked by Explosions

Indonesian Capital Rocked by Explosions

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 14, 2016 | World

A series of explosions has rocked the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, with gun battles on the streets. Up to seven blasts and multiple gunfights hit the Indonesian capital Jakarta, today. The blasts were centered on Thamrin Street, a major shopping and business district...

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Al Jazeera America to Shut down by April 30

Al Jazeera America to Shut down by April 30

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 14, 2016 | Media

Less than three years after its high-profile launch, Al Jazeera America, the cable television news outlet owned by Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network, is shutting down its cable news channel despite spending heavily to break into the US market. The U.S. cable...

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Strategic Cooperation Agreement between SRMG, WAN-IFRA

Strategic Cooperation Agreement between SRMG, WAN-IFRA

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 14, 2016 | Business

Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the World Association of Newspapers (WAN-IFRA). As per the deal, WAN-IFRA would assist with SRMG’s current and future projects, including new media and the group’s local and global...