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Opinion: Iran – The “Golden Age” That Was Not

by Amir Taheri | Apr 24, 2016 | Opinion

It is now weeks that Iran’s political-clerical circles are abuzz about an “open letter” written to President Hassan Rouhani by Mehdi Karrubi, a former Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) who has been under house arrest since 2009 after challenging...

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A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Reed

FDA to Ban Certain Electrical Stimulation Devices

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 23, 2016 | Health

April 22 – A ban was proposed on Friday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on electrical stimulation devices (ESDs) which are used to curb individuals from engaging in self-injurious or aggressive behavior, because according to FDA these devices pose an...

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A busy intersection in Karachi, Pakistan, in December.

Pakistan Seeks IRS-Inspired Fear Factor As Tax Amnesty Flops

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 23, 2016 | World

Pakistan is preparing to get tough on those who evade tax and who have so far shunned an amnesty program set to finally expire on April 30 after four deadline extensions. In regard of the program, only less than 0.3 percent of Pakistan’s 3 million goods traders...

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French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (C) speaks to a police officer as he is taken on a tour by the Greek Junior Interior Minister for Migration Ioannis Mouzalas

Turkish Border Province Ramps Up Security Ahead of Merkel Visit

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 23, 2016 | Middle East

GAZIANTEP, Turkey, April 23 – As German Chancellor Angela Merkel and EU Council President Donald planned a visit that includes a stop-by at a refugee camp; Turkey’s border province of Gaziantep ramped up security on Saturday. Tusk and Merkel and European...

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People are seen leaving Lebanon’s Central Bank in Beirut, July 7, 2011. Reuters

Lebanon’s Banking System on the Verge of Collapse

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 23, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Economic experts in Lebanon warned of the Lebanese banking system collapsing, after the implementation of the U.S. congressional legislation in 2015. The edict prohibits dealing with the Lebanon-based Hezbollah and employs the effective shutdown of bank...