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German European Union flag is pictured in front of the Reichstags building, the seat of the lower house of parliament Bundestag, before a debate about the Brexit in Berlin,Reuters

London Bankers Face Brexit Choice: Lobby or Leave

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 1, 2016 | Uncategorized, World

A week after Britain voted itself out of the European Union, many London-based bankers and their employers now face two options should they desire to secure their futures: lobby or leave. What is more is that a possible alternative for banks and bankers, growing...

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A pumpjack brings oil to the surface in the Monterey Shale, California, U.S. April 29, 2013,Reuters

Oil Heals on Pre-Holiday Buying, Dollar Weakness

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 1, 2016 | Business

Oil prices landed on steadier grounds on Friday from early losses, with traders citing potentially more optimistic investor positioning for the second half of the year and after a weaker dollar that boosted most commodities. The market also found some support after...

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Bulgarian border police personal stand next to a barbed wire fence at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey near the Bulgarian town of Malko Tarnovo on May 22, 2016, A.F.P

Police in Turkey Arrest 11 More Over Airport Attack, Peskov: Intense Contacts with Turkey to Come

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 1, 2016 | Middle East

Turkish police arrested 11 foreigners on Friday suspected of belonging to an ISIS terrorist cell linked to the attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, state media reported. A fair share of attention was turned to a suspected Chechen mastermind. Forty-four people...

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El-Sisi: Egypt Faces a Major Challenge and We Are Rushing to Achieve Accomplishments

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Jul 1, 2016 | Middle East

In a speech that he made yesterday to mark the third anniversary of the June 30 revolution that overthrew the Muslim Brotherhood, the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said that the size of the challenge that Egypt faces is still significant, and that it must...

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Anti-Assad fighters and civilians gather around the wreckage of a Syrian warplane that was shot down, Reuters

Regime Warplane Crashes Near Damascus, Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 1, 2016 | Middle East

A Syrian warplane belonging to Bashar al-Assad regime air power crashed northeast of Damascus on Friday. Syrian Opposition members later claimed that and al- Nusra Front members had killed the aircraft’s pilot after his capture. Syrian state media said the crash had...