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Indigenous Sahrawi people react during the funeral of Western Sahara’s Polisario Front leader Mohamed Abdelaziz in Tindouf, Algeria June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

Algerian Opposition Threatens to Boycott 2017 Elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 2, 2016 | Middle East

Algeria- Algerian opposition parties have unanimously agreed that results of May 2017 parliamentary elections are already settled for the sake of the two parties supporting President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Opposition parties were disappointed with the president’s...

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Venezuela Issues a Forced Labor Decree

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 2, 2016 | World

Caracas – Venezuelan government’s recently issued “forced labor” decree drew a large wave of criticism. The decree endorsed by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, allows the government to draft public and private workers to increase food production. Due...

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chairs Cabinet session on Monday August 1.

Saudi Arabia Condemns Building of New Housing Units in Occupied East Jerusalem

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 2, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah-Saudi Arabia has expressed its condemnation regarding the decision of Israeli authorities to allow the construction of 770 new housing units in occupied East Jerusalem within the framework of the continued aggression against the State of Palestine, targeting...

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Everyone Bar Larry the Cat, UK Honors Outrage Over Camerons Cronyism. Reuters

Cameron Honors Close Friends…Brexit Supporters Displeased

by Najlaa Habriri | Aug 2, 2016 | World

London- One month after handing out his tasks for Theresa May and leaving 10 Downing Street, David Cameron returned to dominate British newspapers’ headlines after being accused of cronyism. Cameron has been accused of using his final honors list for “personal gain”...

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Gonzalo Higuaín parades the new shirt after his mouthwatering move from Napoli to Juventus. Photograph: Alessandro Di Marco/EPA

Crazy Transfer Fee of Gonzalo Higuaín Leads Us into Theatre of the Absurd

by Rob Smyth | Aug 2, 2016 | Sports

The world transfer record was broken twice in the summer of 1996. The Brazilian forward Ronaldo went from PSV Eindhoven to Barcelona for around £13.2m but his record did not last long. Twenty years ago on Friday, Newcastle United paid Blackburn Rovers £15m for Alan...