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JPMorgan Chase: Not Too Big to Fail?

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 7, 2016 | Business

NEW YORK – It’s not questionable that JPMorgan Chase is the largest bank in the country in regard of assets, where its profit hit $24 billion, least to be said an all-time high last year. JPMorgan has more than 200,000 employees. Now the New York-based bank is trying...

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A worker climbs stairs at the Halfaya oilfield in Amara, southeast of Baghdad, January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani

Oil Slips as Iraqi Exports Increase, Balancing U.S. Inventories Drop

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 7, 2016 | Business

Oil fell on Thursday as increasing exports from Iraq underlined the global oversupply situation, counteracting the effects of a surprise fall in U.S. inventories the day before. Brent futures were at $39.51 at 1258 GMT, down 33 cents from Wednesday’s close. U.S....

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U.N. mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura gestures during a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Syria Talks Due around April 13, U.N. Seeks Political Framework

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 7, 2016 | Middle East

U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura will embark on a tour to Damascus and Tehran and meet other regional officials to look for a common understanding on a political transition in Syria, saying that the next round of peace talks in Geneva is expected to start sometime...

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Relatives and onlookers look at the demolished house of Palestinian Bahaa Mohammed Halil Allyan in the Arab east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Jabel Mukaber January 4, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

With Ongoing Demolitions, Israel Tightens Grip on West Bank Palestinians

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 7, 2016 | Middle East

The escalation in Israeli demolitions of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank in the past three months has raised the alarm among diplomats and human rights groups over what they regard as a sustained violation of international law. The Palestinian ministry...

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Saudi Crown Prince Patronizes Tactical Exercise “Sawlat Al-Haq 8”

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Apr 7, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh-Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior patronized the launching of the tactical exercise of the Special Emergency Forces “Sawlat Al-Haq 8 “. Upon arrival at Prince Nayef Center for Special Operations...