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The Saudi Foreign Minister speaking to reporters at the Saudi Embassy in London yesterday (Adhwan Al-Ahmari)

Al-Jubeir: Iran’s Threats Do Not Scare Us and it Has a Track Record of Targeting Embassies

by Adhwan Alahmari | Jan 15, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir told Asharq Al-Awsat that Iran’s threats do not scare Riyadh and that Saudi Arabia will act to protect its interests and the interests of its allies in ways that it deems appropriate. His statement came as an answer to a...

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Confirmed Cases of Malnutrition in Madaya

Confirmed Cases of Malnutrition in Madaya

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 15, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

BEIRUT/GENEVA – The U.N. children’s fund UNICEF on Friday confirmed cases of severe malnutrition among children in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, where local relief workers reported to Reuters 32 deaths of starvation in the past month. A mobile clinic...

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Germany Launches App for Refugees

Germany Launches App for Refugees

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 15, 2016 | Technology

LONDON – Germany has launched a smartphone app to help hundreds of thousands of migrants get to grips with the country they hope to make their new home, Reuters reported. The app called Ankommen, which means “Arrive” in German, offers guidance on the...

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China’s Xi to Visit Saudi, Iran in Diplomacy Push

China’s Xi to Visit Saudi, Iran in Diplomacy Push

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 15, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping will make an unusual visit next week to Saudi Arabia and Iran, in what could be a bid by Beijing to act as an “honest broker” as it seeks a greater regional diplomatic role. While relying on the region for oil...

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Opinion: Russia- The Rooster That Putin Should Hear

by Amir Taheri | Jan 15, 2016 | Opinion

According to a saying attributed to the Russian mystic Alexei Khomiakov, reality is like a rooster that wakes you up with its crowing when you are in the depth of a sweet dream. Khomiakov was a leader of the Slavophiles who dreamt of uniting all “Slav nations” under...