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Opinion: Fear of Liberation

by Tariq Alhomayed | May 24, 2016 | Opinion

In our region, it is clear that areas controlled by ISIS are afraid of liberation at the hands of regime forces and this can be seen in Iraq and Syria. Iraq is a glaring example because the areas that are being freed now were previously under Al-Qaeda’s rule, were...

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Part of a plane chair among recovered debris of the EgyptAir jet that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea is seen in this handout image released May 21, 2016 by Egypt’s military. Egyptian Military/Handout via Reuters

Forensics Chief Plays Down Explosion Theory in EgyptAir Crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 24, 2016 | Middle East

The head of Egypt’s forensics authority denied on Tuesday reports that the small size of the remains of victims retrieved since an EgyptAir plane crashed last week indicated there was an explosion on board. “Everything published about this matter is...

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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories from May 21-24. AFP

Israel Rejects International Peace Conference, Suggests Meetings with Abbas

by Michel Abu Najm | May 24, 2016 | Middle East

Paris-All propositions of the French Prime Minister Manuel Valls in his current visit to Israel did not succeed in changing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s mind regarding his rejection of the Paris plan to hold an international meeting in France’s capital...

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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...