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The Deputy Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department (MCD) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Adnan Mazarei (James Hanna)

IMF: A Minimum Level of Security Must Be Adopted in Syria in Order to Assess the Economic Needs

by Mina Al-Droubi | Feb 10, 2016 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat- The Deputy Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department (MCD) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Adnan Mazarei said that it is necessary to establish a minimum level of security in Syria before the IMF and international...

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shows the Mosul Dam on the Tigris River, around 50 kilometres north of the Iraqi city of Mosul. The risk of Iraq’s largest dam collapsing and unleashing a huge wave onto Mosul is affecting plans to retake the city from jihadists, an adviser to the premier’s office said on February 10, 2016. / AFP

Opinion: Syria – Retrieving Land is Not Victory

by Tariq Alhomayed | Feb 10, 2016 | Opinion

Talk in Syria right now focusses on the areas that the Assad regime has retrieved with Russian aerial support and that of fighters from Shiite militias on the ground, under Iranian leadership. Have the Russians succeeded? Has Assad broken the ring altogether? Does...

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Attempts on Incapacitating Russian-Saudi Relationships by Exploiting the Syrian Suit

Attempts on Incapacitating Russian-Saudi Relationships by Exploiting the Syrian Suit

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Feb 10, 2016 | Interviews

Oleg Ozerov, Russian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat said that if anyone wishes to look into the truth behind Russian air force targeting Syrian Opposition areas or the assassinating Alloush, they could visit the Ministry of Defence of...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry

Washington Hints at a Military “Plan B” in Syria in the Event that the Ceasefire Fails

by Heba El Koudsy | Feb 10, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The US Secretary of State John Kerry said that the United States may resort to an alternative “Plan B” and a new military initiative in Syria in the event that there is a lack of progress in securing a ceasefire in the country. Kerry said in an interview with David...

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After 40 Years of Hard Work Zaha Hadid Accepts 2016 RIBA Gold Medal

After 40 Years of Hard Work Zaha Hadid Accepts 2016 RIBA Gold Medal

by Jamila Halfichi | Feb 10, 2016 | Business

Zaha Hadid, a very controversial architect whom designs are seen by some as creative beyond all competition, while others find nothing special about them, just for the sake of refusing them, or perhaps because she is a woman. Hadid believes that all those who reject...