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Opinion: Iraq – Turmoil Between Two Empires

by Amir Taheri | May 6, 2016 | Opinion

If the current turmoil in the Iraqi capital Baghdad contains any message, it is that the majority of Iraqis are quite fed up with the status quo. Their grievance isn’t limited to any one aspect of the nation’s life, being the difficulties of day-to-day survival or the...

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167,000 People Killed in Six World Conflicts in 2015

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 6, 2016 | World

The International Institute for Strategic Studies’ annual report revealed on Thursday that last year was a bloody one despite a drop in the number of armed conflicts. About 167,000 people died and a third of this number died in Syria alone. In the report published in...

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Hungarian President Janos Ader (R) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) General Secretary Angel Gurria (L) talk during their meeting at the presidential Alexander Palace in Budapest, Hungary, 06 May 2016. H

OECD – Hungary Should Cut Spending To Make Sure Debt Declines

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 6, 2016 | Business

BUDAPEST- The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development stressed in its statement on Friday on the importance of Hungary to cut down its budget deficit below the current levels, as well as to reduce public spending to shrink its public depts. OECD’s...

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Part of the meering between the Deputy Crown Prince and the President of Burkina Faso on Thursday

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Discusses Fighting Terrorism with President of Burkina Faso

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 6, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- The meeting between Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, and the President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, tackled bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The two parties...

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London’s Mayoral candidates Laboral Sadiq Khan with his wife Saadiya and Conservative Zac Goldsmith with his wife Alice leaving polling stations on Thursday

London Has Chosen its Mayor, Historical Opportunity for a Muslim Candidate

by Mina Droubi & Najlaa Habriri | May 6, 2016 | World

London-The United Kingdom held local and mayoral elections on Thursday, most remarkable was the London Municipality elections, which witnessed fierce competition between the Labor candidate Sadiq Khan and the Conservative Zac Goldsmith. The UK went to the polls on...