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Opinion: Jihad With the Iranian Rial!

by Tariq Alhomayed | May 29, 2016 | Opinion

Our newspaper published a story about Iran allocating an annual budget for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) organisation after relations between them were restored. An official at the organisation’s press office said that Iranian support “is not an accusation” and...

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Opinion: Stability – The New Politically Fashionable Word

by Amir Taheri | May 29, 2016 | Opinion

“I can tell you what the world needs right now in one word: stability!” This was how a senior British official enlightened us at dinner the other evening. The observation was all the more acute because right now, caught in the maelstrom of a referendum on their...

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a news conference during the G7 Ise-Shima Summit in Shima, Japan, May 27, 2016. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Japan’s Abe to Delay Sales Tax Hike until 2019: Government Source

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 29, 2016 | Business

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to holdback an increase in sales tax by two and a half years, a government official said on Sunday, as the economy sputters and Abe gets ready for a national election. Abe revealed to Finance Minister Taro Aso and the...

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Jordan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour speaks to the media after the swearing-in ceremony for the new cabinet at the Royal Palace in Amman March 30, 2013. (Reuters//Muhammad Hamed)

Jordan’s King Abdullah Dissolves Parliament, Names Caretaker PM

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 29, 2016 | Middle East

Veteran politician Hani Mulqi was appointed as prime minister by Jordan’s King Abdullah after dissolving parliament by royal decree on Sunday; which comes following the end of its four-year term, and charged him with conducting new elections by October. Prime...

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A view of the destroyed terminal building at Donetsk airport, east Ukraine. It is a year since the conflict erupted when rebels occupied state buildings in the city and Luhansk. Photograph: Alexander Ermochenko/EPA

Five Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Separatist Attacks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 29, 2016 | World

During the past 24 hours, heavy attacks by pro-Russian rebels ended up with the death of five Ukrainian servicemen, with four left wounded. The attacks took place in separatist eastern regions, Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said on Sunday. The...