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A general view shows the northern gates (L) of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel near the town of Erstfeld, Switzerland May 31, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

Switzerland Inaugurates World’s Longest Rail Tunnel

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 2, 2016 | Technology

Erstfeld (Switzerland) – Switzerland inaugurated the world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel through the heart of the Alps on Wednesday in an engineering marvel hailed as a symbol of European unity at a time of increasing fragmentation. The 57.1-km long...

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Oil tanks seen at the Saudi Aramco headquarters during a media tour at Damam city November 11, 2007. REUTERS/ Ali Jarekji/File Photo

Aramco, GE, and Cividale SpA Agree to Build $400 Million Facility

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Jun 2, 2016 | Business

Riyadh-Saudi Arabia welcomed all international corporations planning to invest in the country within a competitive environment. This comes as Saudi Aramco signed a memorandum of understanding with General Electric (GE) and Italian Cividale SpA to build a forge and...

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Turkish army tanks take up position on the Turkish-Syrian border near the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Turkey Shells ISIS in Syria West of U.S.-Backed Assault

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 2, 2016 | Middle East

The Turkish army killed five ISIS militants in Syria in cross-border shelling, Turkish military sources said on Thursday. The army targeted positions west of where an offensive on militants was launched by Syrian fighters with U.S. backing. Thousands of Syrian rebels...

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Recovered debris of the EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea. Reuters

EgyptAir Denies MS804 Earlier Sent Technical Warnings

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 2, 2016 | Middle East

EgyptAir’s chairman on Thursday denied media reports that the airliner which crashed into the Mediterranean last month, killing all 66 on board, had sent technical warnings during flights in the 24 hours before it disappeared from radar screens. “For me it...

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Peshmerga fighters taking position with their weapons on the frontline against ISIS on the outskirts of Mosul Azad Lashkari / Reuters

Kurdistan Security Council Apprehends 4 ISIS Members in Kirkuk

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jun 2, 2016 | Middle East

Erbil-Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC) has announced that it had apprehended a terrorist ISIS group of four members. The network has taken part in several terrorist operations in Kirkuk and Tuz Khormato. KRSC broadcast a video in which the group admitted to...