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Opinion: Hologram Presidency May Not End With Obama

by Amir Taheri | Apr 30, 2016 | Opinion

As President Barack Obama draws closer to exit, speculation is rife about likely changes in US foreign policy under his successor. Guesswork on that score isn’t easy. One problem is that, because foreign policy has not featured much in the current campaign,...

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Opinion: The Destruction of Aleppo – Until When?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 30, 2016 | Opinion

Syrian regime warplanes deliberately chose their targets; hospitals and civilian neighbourhoods in their vicinity were bombed violently and did not face resistance because residents are unable to defend themselves on the ground due to the international embargo. The...

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Murderer of Saudi PhD Student Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 30, 2016 | World

The Old Bailey (the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales) yesterday sentenced James Fairweather to 27 years in prison for murdering Saudi PHD student Nahid Almanea two years ago. Nahid Almanea, a Saudi PhD student at the Colchester campus of the University of...

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Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri meeting President Recep Tayipp Erdogan on Yesterday, Photography of Dalati and Nohra

Hariri: Negative Intrusion Witnessed Withholds Establishing Relationships with Iran

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 30, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Former Prime Minister and Future Movement leader Saad Hariri said that the negative interference of Iran in regional cases makes establishing an upright relationship with the country. Hariri, after meeting with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,...

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Washington Nationals’ Michael Taylor, left, is congratulated by teammate Anthony Rendon after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, April 29, 2016, in St. Louis.

Nationals Open Road Trip with Win over Cardinals

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 30, 2016 | Sports

ST. LOUIS – Washington Nationals Manager Dusty Baker gathered his position players in the dining room of the visitor’s clubhouse at Busch Stadium before Friday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. It is not uncommon for Nationals pitchers and...