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Kenya’s wind farm station at Ngong Hills (Reuters/Thomas Mukoya)

How Renewable Energy is Blowing Climate Change Efforts off Course

by Eduardo Porter | Jul 23, 2016 | Business

Is the global effort to combat climate change, painstakingly agreed to in Paris seven months ago, already going off the rails? Germany, Europe’s champion for renewable energy, seems to be having second thoughts about its ambitious push to ramp up its use of renewable...

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Ahwaz protestors demonstrate against redirecting Ahwaz waters in October 2013

‘Ahwaz Waters’ a Ticking Bomb to Detonate within Iranian Regime Walls

by Adil Alsalmi | Jul 23, 2016 | World

London-Water running through the Iran annexed city of Ahwaz had been transformed into a ticking bomb ready to blow up against the Tehran regime at any given moment. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and many of the government’s agencies continue to refuse...

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U.S. President Barack Obama hold a news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S. July 22, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Obama Denies any U.S. Involvement in Turkey Coup Bid

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 23, 2016 | Middle East

Washington- President Barack Obama on Friday reiterated Washington’s support to the democratically-elected government of Turkey, denying any U.S. role in the country’s failed coup and insisting that an extradition request for a U.S.-based Muslim cleric...

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British Finance Minister Philip Hammond. Reuters

Survey Records Big Hit to UK’s Private Sector Post-Brexit

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 23, 2016 | Business

London-The British economy has been witnessing a large decline in the activities of the private sector since the Brexit vote last month. The deteriorating situation is the worst since the financial crisis that rocked the world. According to a monthly survey,...

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Militia’s of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) march during a military parade in Baghdad, Iraq on July 10, 2015, Getty Images

Shi’ite Parliamentary Conflicts Spread to Iraqi Streets via Militias

by Hamza Mustafa | Jul 23, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- Shi’ite on Shi’ite conflict in Iraq has been escalating amidst fierce parliamentary and government clashes. Iraqi sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper they fear the clashes may turn into a military conflict, as scores of militias and Shi’ite conflicting...