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Iraqi Vice President Osama al-Nujaifi speaks during a news conference in Baghdad. Reuters

Nujaifi: Iraq is at Crossroads and Maliki is to be Blamed

by Ma'ad Fayad | May 19, 2016 | Interviews

Baghdad- The incident of protesters storming the Iraqi parliament is still vivid as is still complicating the political crisis. The situation became more complicated because the Parliament is divided, the Kurdish bloc is boycotting, and there are ministers who haven’t...

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The Peugeot logo is seen on a car displayed at the headquarters of French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen in Paris

Peugeot to Invest 700 Mln Euros in Spain Until 2020

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 19, 2016 | Business

PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest car manufacturer in Europe, is set to invest 700 million euros ($785 million) in Spain over the next four years. The French car maker is planning to produce a new car in the country from 2020, according to a company spokesman....

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Reuters

Erdogan Ally Set to Replace Davutoglu as President Seeks to Extend Powers

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 19, 2016 | Middle East

Turkey’s governing Justice and Development Party, or AKP, formally tapped on Thursday Minister of Transport Binali Yildirim as its candidate to be the country’s next prime minister, a move that would give the president greater powers. Yildirim is a...

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Norbert Hofer, Alexander Van der Bellen, Irmgard Griss

Presidency Within Reach for Austria’s Far-Right Freedom Party

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 19, 2016 | World

Austria is few steps near becoming the first European Union country to elect a far-right head of state, which came as the result of rising concerns in regard of living standards and Europe’s migrant crisis. The anti-Islam and Eurosceptic Freedom Party (FPO) won...

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Students practice badminton at the Shichahai sports school in Beijing, China, March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

China Reconsiders its Sporting System as Rio Olympics Approach

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 19, 2016 | Sports

Change is taking place at Shanghai’s leading Children’s Sports School Pudong New Area, a small cog in a state-run machine that has stirred out Chinese Olympic champions for three and a half decades. China’s sports system has been extremely prosperous...