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Asylum Seekers Identifiable by red doors in UK

Asylum Seekers Identifiable by red doors in UK

by Najlaa Habriri | Jan 21, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Britain’s Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that it will probe asylum-seeker housing in northeast England over complaints about the properties’ red doors identifying them as abuse targets. The announcement followed an investigation by the “Times”...

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Oil Plumbs New Lows Below $27…Ecuador Sells Oil Without Profit

Oil Plumbs New Lows Below $27…Ecuador Sells Oil Without Profit

by Wael Mahdi | Jan 21, 2016 | Business

US oil prices crashed below $27 dollars a barrel in Jan.20 for the first time since 2003, caught in a broad slump across world financial markets while traders stand worried that the crude supply glut could last longer. Oil prices lost more than 75% of their value just...

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Leader in Jaysh al-Islam Heads Opposition Delegation to Geneva

by Paula Astih and Nayef al-Rashid | Jan 21, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The Supreme Commission for Negotiations labeled an Islamist rebel as its chief negotiator at the peace talks that the UN seeks to convene in Geneva on Monday. Following a thorough review of the Commission’s proposed agenda to UN Special Envoy, Staffan de...

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US Presidency Candidates Vow to Tear Nuclear Deal if They Win

US Presidency Candidates Vow to Tear Nuclear Deal if They Win

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 21, 2016 | World

By the time the Republican candidates vowed to rewind Obama’s rapprochements on their first day in office, the Iranian influence extended to reach Bolivia after Spain, raising Latin American countries’ concern. Only two weeks prior to the beginning of the first...

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Turkey Plans Operation in Syria…International Movement to Dismantle ISIS

Turkey Plans Operation in Syria…International Movement to Dismantle ISIS

by Hussein Assad Demir and Michel Abu Najm | Jan 21, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Well informed Turkish sources stated that Ankara is preparing for a ground operation in Jarabulus, nearby Syrian-Turkish borders and under the control of ISIS, in the few coming days. The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that a minesweeper has arrived at Kilis, a city in...