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Ecstasy pills, which contain MDMA as their main chemical, are pictured in this undated handout photo courtesy of the United States Drug Administration. Reuters

Ecstasy Making Comeback, Warns EU Drug Agency

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 31, 2016 | Health

Ecstasy is making a comeback in the European Union with online sales and targeted marketing helping to drive the revival among young people, the EU drug agency said Tuesday. Ecstasy, the common name of MDMA, has returned as “a common stimulant of choice for...

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Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir talks to the media during a meeting on Syria with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva, Switzerland May 2, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Jubeir: Defect in International Community Impedes Solution in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 31, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

London-Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al- Jubeir said on Monday that the international community is suffering from a defect that is standing in the way of a unified solution to the Syrian crisis. Jubeir believes that hopes of the Syrian people to live in a new country...

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Pakistani residents of Baluchistan gather around a destroyed vehicle hit by a drone strike in which Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed. AFP

Brother of Slain Taliban Chief’s Driver Presses Charges over U.S. Drone Hit

by Mohammed Ali Saleh | May 31, 2016 | World

Washington-The Pentagon refused on Monday to comment on the charges that the brother of a man, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike alongside the Taliban’s slain chief Mullah Akthar Mansour, has pressed against U.S. officials. A Pentagon source only said that...

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Turkey’s Limak to Build New Kuwait Airport Terminal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 31, 2016 | Business

Kuwait-The Kuwaiti government signed on Monday a 4.3 billion-dollar-deal with a Turkish company to build a new terminal at Kuwait International Airport. Kuwait’s Public Works Minister Ali al-Omair signed the contract with Turkish firm Limak Construction. After signing...

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Former Iranian president Rafsanjani ponders run in upcoming election – The Washington Post

Rafsanjani Admits Iran’s Involvement in Region’s Crises

by Adel al-Salmi | May 31, 2016 | Middle East

London-Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said that Iran is involved in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Afghanistan to defend national interests. Rafsanjani explained during an interview with Aftab News that Iran cannot leave these...