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Opinion: The Ayatollah Looks East and Finds a Void

by Amir Taheri | Feb 5, 2016 | Opinion

Foreign officials dealing with Iran since the mullahs seized power have often wondered who is really in charge in Tehran. Chris Patten, a British politician who served as the European Union’s foreign policy point-man, once observed that Iranian officials he dealt with...

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Investors Concerned as LinkedIn Shares Plunge 35 Pct

Investors Concerned as LinkedIn Shares Plunge 35 Pct

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 5, 2016 | Technology

LinkedIn Corp’s revenue forecast shocked Wall Street as it deeply failed to live up to expectations when shares of the social network for professionals plunged about 35 percent on Friday, erasing nearly $9 billion of market value. The company recorded its...

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Opinion: The Syrian Settlement – Principles of Geneva 1 or the Concessions of Geneva 2?

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Feb 5, 2016 | Opinion

I reckon that there is no political observer who expects much from the Geneva 3 talks on Syria. In fact, a senior western diplomat was frank when he candidly expressed his doubts about chances of success as the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) took its difficult...

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Kurdish Conflict in Turkey Spills into Sport as Club, Player Punished

Kurdish Conflict in Turkey Spills into Sport as Club, Player Punished

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 5, 2016 | Sports

A fight erupted between security forces and Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey after soccer authorities had punished the region’s Amedspor club and banned one of its players for 12 matches for “ideological propaganda”. Violence has been spreading...

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Gaddafi Supporters Spark Conflict at Cairo International Book Fair

Gaddafi Supporters Spark Conflict at Cairo International Book Fair

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 5, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Cairo- Libyan factional dispute has broadened reaching all the way to the annual Cairo International Book Fair. On Jan.3 a violent altercation broke featuring supporters of the late Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi on one hand, and those who opposed him on the other. The...