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China Central Bank Holds Line on Growth Forecast but Sees More Pain to Come

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

China’s central bank reduced its forecast for exports on Wednesday, predicting a second straight annual fall in shipments, however revealed its expectations regarding a 6.8 growth later this year. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) also warned in its...

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Parties Troubled by Saudi’s Role Pushed For the Coalition’s Inclusion in the Offensive Report

by Jordan Dakamseh | Jun 8, 2016 | Middle East

After the diplomatic success achieved at the UN by Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Arab Coalition that support legitimacy in Yemen, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon took action to remove the coalition from the report on children and...

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Paris Frustrated from Washington, London’s Warnings of Possible Terrorist Attacks

by Michel Abu Najm | Jun 8, 2016 | World

Paris-On Friday, Euro 2016, which is hosted in France, will be launched in 10 of the European country’s cities amidst serious security tensions. Officers will also be stationed at Eurostar terminals and on some cross-Channel trains. UK counter-terrorism officers have...

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Car Bomb Hits Police Station in Southeast Turkey, 11 Killed

Car Bomb Hits Police Station in Southeast Turkey, 11 Killed

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

A car bomb attack hit a police station at a town in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin on Wednesday, wounding many people, security sources said. The attack comes a day after a car bomb hit a police vehicle in Istanbul, killing 11 people during the morning...

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Moroccan Supporter of ISIS Arrested in Valencia

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

RABAT – Spain’s Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that police arrested a Moroccan man in Valencia suspected of recruiting militants for ISIS and promoting the militant group on social media. The man is allegedly responsible for the creation of a broad nexus of...