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Arab League “Summit of Hope” to Take Place in Nouakchott Next Month

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Jun 22, 2016 | Middle East

The Arab League announced that it has invited Arab leaders to attend the 27th Arab League summit which is scheduled to be held in Nouakchott on the 25th and 26th of July and that will be called the “Summit of Hope”. After holding talks with Mauritania’s permanent...

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Opinion: The American Camp Against Iran

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jun 22, 2016 | Opinion

Washington DC was divided into two camps about the nuclear deal and the opening up of Iran in January. It has now become more rejecting of Iran. The White House, which is a sponsor of relations with Iran and is enthusiastic about them, has not changed its mind but no...

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A pump jack and pipes are seen on an oil field near Bakersfield on a foggy day, California January 18, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Oil Prices Rise Ahead of U.S. Stockpile Data; Swings pre-U.K. Vote

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 22, 2016 | Business

Oil prices on Wednesday witnessed an increase above $50 a barrel, helped by an industry report showing a large drop in U.S. crude inventories and on expectations that Britain will vote to stay in the European Union in an impending referendum. U.S. crude stockpiles...

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Gunfight at Taliban Hostage Siege in Kandahar Kills Dozens – The New York Times

Taliban Detains Dozens of Hostages in South Afghanistan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 22, 2016 | Technology

Kabul- Officials stated that gunmen from Afghanistan’s Taliban detained on Tuesday dozens of people after attacking their vehicles in Helmand, south Afghanistan. According to Mohammad Ismail, a district police chief in Helmand, the attack happened in Gareshk district...

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House Hunting in … Finland

Finland… Baltic’s Real Estate Heaven

by Marcelle Sussman Fischler | Jun 22, 2016 | World

Finland-On a country lane surrounded by farm fields, this 1995 house is on a 0.9-acre lot in the well-to-do suburb of Kauniainen, about eight miles from downtown Helsinki. The 6,800-square-foot dormered wooden house was designed with a nod to French Provence,...