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Syria: 30% Controlled by the Regime and ISIS and 21% by the Kurds and FSA

by Thaer Abbas | May 4, 2016 | Middle East

The flames of the Syrian city of Aleppo are still burning despite the Russian announcement made yesterday about the possibility of including the city in the truce which was agreed upon by Moscow and Washington at the end of last week. Meanwhile, international sources...

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An investor monitors a screen displaying stock information at the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia January 18, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Saudi Arabia Ends Restrictions on Flow of Foreign Investment

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | May 4, 2016 | Business

Riyadh- Saudi Arabia took further steps on Tuesday to open up its stock market to foreigners in a move that may help it get included in a key index of developing-nation equities. The Kingdom announced a string of reforms to its stock market that could attract billions...

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French police seal off an area near Paris. Reuters

Paris Police, Protesters Scuffle over Migrants amid Hefty Fines for Rejected Refugees

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 4, 2016 | World

Police used tear gas on Wednesday to disperse protesters as they evacuated an empty high school in the French capital that has been occupied by migrants. Nearly 300 migrants from Sudan, Eritrea and a few from Syria had been living in the school in recent weeks,...

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Texas Senator Ted Cruz speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor in Maryland February 26, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Ted Cruz Exits 2016 Race, Leaves Himself a Path Onward

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 4, 2016 | World

U.S. Republican Ted Cruz ended his bid for presidential campaign Tuesday, paving the way to a smoother march to the Republican nomination for Donald Trump. Cruz, who still holds his U.S. Senate seat from Texas for another two years before facing re-election in 2018,...

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Iranian naval vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters.

Iranian Commander Warns to Close Strait of Hormuz to U.S.

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 4, 2016 | World

The deputy commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Wednesday Iranian forces will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to the United States and its allies if they “threaten” Tehran. “Americans should learn from recent historical...