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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi on May 18, 2016.

Russia and Indonesia Sign Deal on Cooperation in Defence Sector

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 18, 2016 | World

SOCHI, Russia- During a meeting in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, an agreement on cooperation in the defence sector was signed between both presidents of Indonesia and Russia, Vladimir Putin and Joko Widodo, on Wednesday. Further details on the meeting were...

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Aspects of Bilateral Cooperation and Developments Discussed at Saudi – Zambian Summit in Jeddah

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 18, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz reviewed relations, aspects of bilateral cooperation between the two countries and ways of developing and strengthening these relations with the Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu. In addition to this,...

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S., May 16, 2016. (REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein)

Sanders Takes Oregon, Clinton Wins Kentucky

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 18, 2016 | World

Bernie Sanders has easily won Oregon’s presidential primary and battled Hillary Clinton to a razor-thin margin in Kentucky, vowing to stay in the race until the end and declaring a harsh rally. Despite pressure from the Clinton campaign to abandon his quest for...

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Riot police officers stand guard in front of the Cairo Security Directorate in Cairo, Egypt, February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egypt and Driving Investment Away

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 18, 2016 | Opinion

Egypt’s far and foremost vice is neither terrorism nor political opposition; it rather is the broken economy which all governments came to promise repairing, yet rarely succeeded to. The shattered economy is the sole loophole capable of disturbing statehood and...

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U.S. Congress

Senate Unanimously Passes Bill Allowing Sept. 11 Victims’ Families to Sue Foreign Countries

by Heba El Koudsy | May 18, 2016 | World

Washington-U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia’s government for damages, setting up a potential showdown with the White House, which has threatened a veto. The Justice against Sponsors of...