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Egypt: Search for Kidnapped Saudi Businessman Intensifies

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Apr 27, 2016 | Middle East

Egyptian official sources yesterday confirmed that the Ministry of Interior is investigating a recent report that a Saudi businessman has been kidnapped by unidentified people on the Cairo-Ismailia Desert Road. Investigations are under way to arrest the kidnappers and...

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Pro-refugee activists demonstrate in Brisbane, Australia, in February. /AFP/ Patrick Hamilton

Australia Rules out Settling 800 Asylum Seekers, PNG Closes Camp

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 27, 2016 | World

Papua New Guinea ordered on Wednesday to close an Australian immigration center on a northern island after its Supreme Court ruled it unlawful, driving Australia’s hardline immigration policy into chaos and leaving hundreds of asylum-seekers with unknown fate....

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Signs of a Breakthrough in Yemeni Consultations After Kuwait Intervenes

by Arafat Madabish | Apr 27, 2016 | Middle East

Kuwait, represented by its Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, intervened in order to save the Yemeni consultations taking place there from collapsing. This intervention came 6 days after the negotiations began under the auspices of the UN during which...

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Palestinian novelist Rabai al-Madhoun

Man Booker Prize Goes to Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper Colleague Al-Madhoun

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Apr 27, 2016 | Media

Abu Dhabi- Palestinian novelist Rabai al-Madhoun’s “Destinies: Concerto of the Holocaust and the Nakba” won the ninth International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF). The novelist is the first Palestinian to ever win the IPAF, despite him making it to the shortlist in...

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An oil pump jack can be seen in Cisco, Texas, August 23, 2015.- REUTERS/MIKE STONE

Oil Prices Rise on Weak Dollar, Strong Investor Appetite

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 27, 2016 | Business

Crude oil futures on Wednesday jumped around half a dollar and remained near 2016 highs on the back of strong investor sentiment and a weak dollar, although analysts cautioned of this month’s bull-run soon losing impetus. Since their last settlement,...