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The ‘Journalism and Twitter’ Controversy

by Salman Al-dossary | May 25, 2016 | Opinion

It is an argument never appeased nor settled, and perhaps it would take mankind long before breaking free from this everlasting controversy. Press on one side of the scale and social media weighing up the other; as if those two mediums were created to remain...

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Crude oil drips from a valve at an oil well operated by Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA, in the oil rich Orinoco belt, near Morichal at the state of Monagas April 16, 2015. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Oil Prices Near $50, U.S. Crude Hits Highest in 7 Mths

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 25, 2016 | Business

Oil futures marched towards $50 a barrel on Wednesday, with U.S. crude reaching its highest in over seven months. Investors have anticipated a likely decrease in the U.S. crude inventories and ongoing supply outages elsewhere in the world, which could curtail global...

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Demonstration in a parade during a ceremony marking the Iraqi Police Day at Amiriyat al-Fallujah in Anbar province, REUTERS

Civilians in Fallujah Trapped between ISIS Brutality and PMF Missiles

by Munaf al Obeidi | May 25, 2016 | Middle East

Fallujah- Officials at the Iraqi joint military operation rooms announced on Tuesday the start of the second phase of the mission launched for freeing Fallujah from ISIS terrorists. Simultaneously, parliamentary and political figureheads pressed on demands to cease...

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Signs for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. cover the facade of the New York Stock Exchange November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

HP Enterprise to Merge IT Services Unit with Computer Sciences

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

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co and known as HP, said it would spin off and merge its suffering IT services business with Computer Sciences Corp, permitting the company to emphasis on its growing businesses. For instance, shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, formed...

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Marcel Lazar Lehel, 40, is escorted by masked policemen in Bucharest, after being arrested in Arad, 550 km west of Bucharest in this Jan 22, 2014 file picture. PHOTO: REUTERS

Marcel Lazar Who Exposed Hillary Clinton’s Email Server Expected to Plead Guilty

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

Marcel Lazar is a Romanian computer hacker who revealed the existence of a private email server used by Hillary Clinton when she was secretary of state. On the ground of his statements to media in regard of hacking Clinton’s server, he was indicted on charges like...