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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani. REUTERS

Rouhani Slams Washington, Khamenei Threatens to Burn Nuclear Deal

by Adel al-Salmi | Jun 16, 2016 | Middle East

London-Iran has appealed to the U.N.’s highest court against a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that $2 billion in frozen Iranian assets must be paid to American victims of terror attacks blamed on Tehran, the tribunal said Wednesday. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in April...

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Members of the Yazidi minority sect who were newly released wait along a road on the outskirts of Kirkuk, April 8, 2015. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

U.N. Says ISIS is Committing Genocide against Yazidis

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 16, 2016 | Middle East

United Nations investigators said on Thursday that ISIS is committing genocide against the Yazidis in Syria and Iraq, seeking to destroy the ethno-religious group of 400,000 people through killings, sexual slavery and other crimes. The Council of Inquiry on Syria...

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Prime Minister Tammam Salam meets Information Minister Ramzi Jreij at the Grand Serail in Beirut. NNA

Lebanon’s Kataeb Party Joins Opposition, its Ministers Act as Caretakers

by Paula Astih | Jun 16, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The Kataeb Party has decided to pull its ministers out of the Lebanese government at a time when the country’s security is shaken following a bomb attack on a bank located in Beirut. Kataeb leader MP Sami Gemayel said the resignations are intended to create “a...

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Muslim worshippers pose for a picture at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on June 8, 2016, during the holy month of Ramadan. AFP

Saudi-U.S. Ties and Conditions of Mutual Benefit

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jun 16, 2016 | Opinion

I recently examined a rare document which was prepared on March 1, 1945 . The file reveals the nature of strained Saudi-American ties, reminding us of today. During that year, the U.S. administration had not appointed an ambassador to Jeddah, and depended on an...

Airbus to Launch Aviation Innovation Challenge in Saudi Arabia

by Fahd Baqmi | Jun 16, 2016 | Business

Jeddah–Airbus has announced its plan to establish training incubators in Saudi Arabia to attract innovators in the air transport industry. General Manager of Airbus Middle East Fouad Attar told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper: “The multi-phase “Entaliq with Airbus” is a...