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United Nations (U.N.) High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein addresses the 31st session of the Human Rights Council at the U.N. European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 29, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

U.N. Rights Boss Says Executions in Iran Were “Grave Injustice”

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 5, 2016 | Middle East

The United Nations’ top official for human rights has criticized Iran for hanging up 20 people this week. A statement Friday by High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said there were “serious doubts about the fairness of the trials,...

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Fahad ShadeedSaudi traders monitor stocks at the Saudi Investment Bank in Riyadh August 7, 2011, Reuters

Saudi Consumer Confidence Stabilizes in 2016’s Second Quarter

by Mahmoud Najem | Aug 5, 2016 | Business

Cairo- Despite plunging oil rates, a main source for the Kingdom’s revenue, Saudi consumers displayed considerable and consistent confidence in their economy which was further proved stable in the second quarter of 2016. Also, consumers across the United Arab Emirates...

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Opinion: Yemen and the Distant Solution For Peace

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 5, 2016 | Opinion

Hope for a new solution to the Yemeni conflict and an end to the war was short lived when the United Nations launched its project for peace which was approved by the legitimate government. Hope quickly evaporated when the former President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s team and...

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Saudi Ambassador’s Letter to the Editor of the Economist

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 5, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Below is the letter that the Saudi Ambassador to the UK Mohammed bin Nawaf Al Saud wrote to the editor of The Economist regarding an article that it published on the 30th of July entitled “Worse than the Russians”: Saudi Arabia and Yemen Curiously, your article on...

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Reuters

Infantino Cleared in FIFA Ethics Probe

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 5, 2016 | Sports

FIFA’s ethics committee on Friday cleared president Gianni Infantino of ethics violations after investigating him over a series of corruption scandals. “After conducting both preliminary and formal investigation proceedings, the investigatory chamber of...