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Boys gather near the wreckage of a car destroyed by a U.S. drone air strike targeting suspected al Qaeda militants in Azan, in the southeastern Yemeni province of Shabwa. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/Files

Al Qaeda still Reaping Oil Profits in Yemen Despite Battle Setbacks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 26, 2016 | Middle East

Continuous battles in Yemen have managed to clear out Al Qaeda militants from the enclave it carved out in the country as it descended into ferocious civil war; however, the militants are still entrenched in other parts of the country’s south, reaping profits...

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A civil defence member carries a child that survived from under the rubble at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel held area of Old Aleppo, Syria, April 28, 2016.
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WHO: Attacks on Hospitals Killed Nearly 1,000 in 2 years

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 26, 2016 | Middle East

Attacks on medical facilities in conflicts over the past two years have killed nearly 1,000 people worldwide, the World Health Organization said in a report Thursday. The report stressed that such attacks represent an utter violation of humanitarian norms. The report...

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A technician opens a pressure gas valve inside the Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) group gathering station on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.Reuters/Amit Dave

Aramco: Oil Rates Gradual Increase Narrows Supply & Demand Gap

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | May 26, 2016 | Business

Dammam- President and CEO of Saudi Arabian Oil Company Aramco Amin Nasser revealed intentions on increasing production at the Shaybah oil field. Production is expected to reach over a million barrels per day (bpd). Shaybah is a major crude oil production site in Saudi...

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U.S. President Barack Obama talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. AP

Obama Says World leaders Rightfully ‘Rattled’ by Trump

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 26, 2016 | World

U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday that global leaders are “rattled” by Donald Trump and have good reason to feel that way, blasting the presumptive Republican presidential nominee for demonstrating ignorance about world affairs. “They are...

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Muslim pilgrims pray around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca September 22, 2015./REUTERS

Four-Hour Meeting in Jeddah Results in Preliminary Deal with Iran on Hajj

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | May 26, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah-Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Mohammed Bantan held a meeting with Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi on Wednesday in Jeddah, informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. The meeting resulted in a preliminary agreement regarding...