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Assad Insists on a National Unity Government Without a Political Transition

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 8, 2016 | Middle East

In a speech that he delivered during the first session of the new Syrian parliament in Damascus yesterday, the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad refused any solution that was not in accordance with the paper of principles put forward by Damascus at the indirect Geneva...

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A client counts his money at Al-Rafidain bank in BaghdadJune 21, 2009. Total bank deposits in February — the latest figures available — jumped by half to 36.6 trillion Iraqi dinars ($31 billion) from a year before, and loans surged 65 percent to 5.1 trillion dinars over the same period, central bank data show.
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Iraq Plans Deposit Guarantee Fund to Curb Cash Stashing

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 8, 2016 | Business

The Iraq central bank revealed a plan to set up a deposit guarantee fund in order to encourage Iraqis to use banking services and to develop the financial industry. An estimated 30 trillion dinars ($25.71 billion) in cash are held outside the Iraqi banking system,...

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Opinion: It is a War Against Sunni Arabs

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Jun 8, 2016 | Opinion

The other day the US State Department published its annual report about global terrorism for 2015; and again Iran came on top among states supporting terrorism. However, within a few hours “Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandes”, the deputy commander of the ‘Popular Mobilization...

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In this image made available from the Jordanian Royal Court, Jordanian King Abdullah II walks with King Salman of Saudi Arabia on his arrival ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. AP Photo, Yousef Allan

King Salman Confirms Supporting Jordan in War against Terrorism

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 8, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received on Tuesday a telephone call from the King of Jordan Abdullah II. During the call, the Jordanian Monarch congratulated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on the advent of the...

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The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman performs a full power run during sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean in this July 8, 2012 handout photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kristina Young/Handout

U.S. Navy Increases Presence in Mediterranean ahead of NATO Summit

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 8, 2016 | World

The U.S. military will deploy two aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean Sea this month ahead of a NATO summit in Warsaw, as Washington seeks to balance Russia’s military activities and accelerate its fight against ISIS terrorist group. The USS Harry S. Truman...