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The Solar Impulse 2. PHOTO: REUTERS

Zero-Fuel ‘Solar Impulse 2’ Flying over Saudi Airspace

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 14, 2016 | World

The Saudi Aviation Authority granted the Solar Impulse 2 plane to fly over Saudi Arabia for two days. The aircraft will be flying over Saudi Arabia as of Friday July 15, 2016 coming from Cairo and heading to its last destination Abu-Dhabi, SPA reported. Solar Impulse...

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White House spokesman Josh Earnest speaks at the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2016. / AFP

No U.S.-Russian Military Operations Coordination in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 14, 2016 | Middle East

Negating all presumptions on current and effective U.S.-Russian military coordination in Syria, U.S’ White House officially announced on Thursday that it is not coordinating military operations in Syria with Russian counterparts. “At present, the U.S. is not...

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A Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner lands at Le Bourget airport near Paris, Reuters

Qatar Airways to Take on Board 49 Percent of Italy’s Meridiana

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 14, 2016 | Business

In a move that could possibly augment the Italian carrier’s ability to stand the pace in European markets, Qatar Airways recently announced its plans on purchasing a 49 percent stake in Meridiana. The agreement was reached at the Farnborough International...

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Turkish Ministry of Interior Specifies Criteria for the Naturalisation of Syrians

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 14, 2016 | World

Discussions about granting citizenship to Syrian refugees, a decision which the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on the 2nd of July, continued yesterday. The Minister of Interior Efkan Ala announced that Turkey will speed up the process to grant...

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Terrorist Threats Force France to Close its Diplomatic Missions in Turkey

by Michel Abu Najm | Jul 14, 2016 | World

The threat of terrorism has returned to haunt France and its interests around the world. It has made French citizens at home and abroad face the fact that they must “coexist” with terrorist threats. According to information available in the French capital, these...