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Used devices at Gazelle’s processing center in Louisville, Ky. Gazelle offers cash for used smartphones, Apple laptops and iPads. The New York Times

Taking the Stigma Out of Buying Used Electronics

by Brian X. Chen | Jul 26, 2016 | Technology

When you sell a used video game console to the retailer GameStop, it goes on a long journey before winding up in the pre-owned section inside a store. The product travels to one of GameStop’s repair facilities, like its enormous refurbishment operations center in...

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The father of a Turkish special forces policeman officer, center, is helped by two special forces policemen during his son’s funeral procession, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 20, 2016. AP

Turkey’s Crackdown on Army Continues, Journalists Are Next

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 26, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-Turkey’s purging of the national army after the mid-July abortive coup attempt continues, making its way into diverse fields, its latest being journalism/. Turkish security forces on Monday morning made 40 arrests at Istanbul military academies. Suspects will...

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Members of al Qaeda’s Nusra Front gesture as they drive in a convoy touring villages, which they said they have seized control of from Syrian rebel factions, in the southern countryside of Idlib, December 2, 2014 / Reuters

U.S., Russian Agreement Pushes Nusra to Accelerate Separation from Qaeda

by Nazeer Rida | Jul 26, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, London- Syrian opposition military sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that al-Nusra Front in Syria has taken a decision to break its link with Al Qaeda organization, adding that the decision might be officially announced in the next hours. The sources said that the...

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Brett McGurk, the United States’ new envoy to the coalition it leads against Islamic State, speaks to reporters during a news conference at the U.S. embassy in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, December 9, 2015.
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Saudi Crown Prince Receives U.S. President Envoy for Intl Alliance against ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 26, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah- Saudi Crown Prince HRH Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz confirmed that Saudi Arabia supports the international endeavor aiming to confront the acts of terror organizations, led by ISIS. His statement came during his meeting with U.S. President Envoy for...

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Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir (Reuters)

Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Condemns Iran’s Interference in the Region

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Jul 26, 2016 | Middle East

Nouakchott – Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Adel Al-Jubeir called on Arab States to unify ranks in order to overcome crises and challenges in the region. In a speech delivered at the 27th Arab Summit held in the capital of Mauritania on Monday, Al-Jubeir said that...