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Photo caption: President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, to talk about the breakthrough in the Iranian nuclear talks. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

U.S. “House” Blocks Iranian Deals, Senate to Issue More Sanctions

by Heba El Koudsy | Jul 15, 2016 | World

Washington–U.S. President Barack Obama said the nuclear deal forged with Iran last year has succeeded in hampering the progress of Iran’s nuclear program and spared the world more conflicts. On the occasion of the first year anniversary of the Iranian nuclear deal,...

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The old city of Madinah

Saudi Projects to Restructure Sites Related to Prophet Muhammad’s Biography

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 15, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh-Saudi Arabia has commenced with its restructuring projects for sites that are related to Prophet Mohammed’s biography in the framework of implementing a major program for the sites of Islamic history. The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage...

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HNC Discusses a Unified Vision for the Transitional Period in Riyadh

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Jul 15, 2016 | Middle East

The Syrian High Negotiations Committee (HNC) will meet in the Saudi capital Riyadh today to establish a unified vision for the upcoming transitional phase, and to form a complete picture that considers all the details of the political transition, international...

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U.N. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, briefs the media. UN Photo/Loey Felipe

Yemen Talks Could Be Held after the Arab Summit

by Arafat Madabish | Jul 15, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo, Riyadh – The Yemeni government announced on Thursday that it would not participate in the second round of peace talks, which were scheduled to be held on Friday in Kuwait. The head of the Yemeni government’s advisory group, Abdullah Al-Olaymi, said on his...

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Janet Yellen of the Federal Reserve during a June news conference, as reflected in a specialist’s screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. CreditRichard Drew/Associated Press

Can We Ignore the Alarm Bells the Bond Market Is Ringing?

by Neil Irwin | Jul 15, 2016 | Business

The financial media tend to report breathlessly about what the stock market did yesterday. But savvy economic analysts have always known the bond market is the place to look for a real sense of where the economy is going, or at least where the smart money thinks it is...