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The World Trade Organization WTO logo is seen at the entrance of the WTO headquarters in Geneva on April 9, 2013. Reuters

Sudan Takes Major Step towards Joining WTO

by Saif Al-Yazal Ba Baker | Jun 21, 2016 | Business

Khartoum-Next July has been set by the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a date for processing Sudan’s official application on joining the 160-member international organization. Sudan’s official application to join the most powerful legislative and judicial body...

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A view of the destroyed terminal building at Donetsk airport, east Ukraine. It is a year since the conflict erupted when rebels occupied state buildings in the city and Luhansk. Photograph: Alexander Ermochenko/EPA

EU Envoys Extend Economic Sanctions on Russia until End-January – Sources

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 21, 2016 | World

The European Union’s Brussels ambassadors agreed on Tuesday to extend until the end of January the economic sanctions against Russia in the absence of significant progress on resolving the conflict in Ukraine, diplomatic sources said, noting that the measures...

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Syrian rescuers work on pulling a body out from under the rubble of a destroyed building following a reported Syrian regime forces attack at the Tariq al-Bab neighborhood in the rebel-held area of the northern city of Aleppo on June 20, 2016. AFP

European Sources: U.S. Bet on Russia and Iran Proves Gullible

by Michel Abu Najm | Jun 21, 2016 | Middle East

Paris-European diplomatic sources keeping up with developments concerning the Syrian crisis say that U.S. President Barack Obama is spot-on when he deems settlement in Syria to a political solution solely. No one believes that the Syrian civil war can be put to an end...

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Tunisia’s new President Beji Caid Essebsi attends the ceremony of transfer of power at the Carthage Palace in Tunis December 31, 2014. Veteran politician Essebsi was sworn in as Tunisian president on Wednesday, giving the country a democratically elected leader four years after an uprising ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. REUTERS/Anis Mili (TUNISIA – Tags: POLITICS)

Tunisia Extends State of Emergency by a Month

by Al-munji al-Saaidani | Jun 21, 2016 | Middle East

Tunisian President Begi Caid Essebsi announced on Monday the extension of the state of emergency throughout Tunisian territories by another month. In the statement issued, the presidency announced that the decision came after consultations between President Essebsi,...

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YYemeni children play next to the wreckage of a car on June 15, 2016 in an impoverished part of the capital Sanaa. AFP

Coalition: Ballistic Missile Intercepted in Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 21, 2016 | Middle East

A ballistic missile fired early Tuesday towards the central Yemeni city of Ma’rib has been intercepted, a Saudi-led military coalition battling Houthi insurgents in the country said. The missile was “destroyed with no damage” after its launch at around...