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Pump jacks are seen at the Lukoil company owned Imilorskoye oil field, as the sun sets, outside the West Siberian city of Kogalym, Russia, in this January 25, 2016 file photo. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/Files

Iran and Libya Pressure Oil Prices

by Sabri Najeh | May 24, 2016 | Business

Cairo – For the fourth consecutive session, oil prices continue to fall reaching $48 a barrel. Oil prices fell this low because of Iran’s rejection to limit oil production, Libya’s increased production of crude oil, and doubts about reaching an agreement in the...

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King Salman Meets the Canadian Foreign Minister in Jeddah

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 24, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received Canada’s Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion at the Peace Palace in Jeddah yesterday. Bilateral relations between the two countries and developments in regional and international events were...

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Residents walk along the Tal Abyad street market in central Raqqa, ahead of the upcoming Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, October 3, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

Syrian Democratic Forces Rally Troops to Storm Raqqa

by Paula Astih | May 24, 2016 | Middle East

U.S administration had not set a date yet for the initiation of the liberation operations of Raqqa, despite the troops on the outskirts of the city. It seems that the U.S. – Kurdish coordination to fight ISIS in northern Syria has reached its highest levels, amid...

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Mohammed bin Saleh al-Sada, Qatar’s energy and industry minister, addresses journalists. AP

Qatar Energy Minister Says Oil Market Recovering, Wants ‘Fair’ Oil Price

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 24, 2016 | Business

Qatar’s energy and industry minister said Tuesday that the oil market is slowly recovering from its steep drop but crude is still not trading at a “fair price” to encourage investment. “The oil market is recovering slowly but steadily. Luckily,...

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Apathetic Resumption of Yemen Consultations and Ould Cheikh Resorts to Bilateral Meetings

by Arafat Madabish | May 24, 2016 | Middle East

Yemen consultations resumed in Kuwait yesterday but some apathy was shown and this prompted the UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh to cut the main session short. Sources close to the consultations told Asharq Al-Awsat that a state of apathy prevailed during the direct...