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Members of the Kenya Defence Forces attend prayers as they pay their respects to the Kenyan soldiers serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), who were killed in El Adde during an attack, at a memorial mass at the Moi Barracks in Eldoret, January 27, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Somalia: First U.S. Ambassador since 1991

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 10, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Stephen Schwartz has commenced his mission as first U.S. ambassador to Somalia since 1991. Somali Foreign Affairs Ministry said that the appointment of Schwartz is an evidence of the further strengthening of relations between Somalia and the U.S. It is also the...

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A Eurostar train waits at St Pancras international station in London, Britain August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall

British Eurostar Staff to Strike for Seven Days in August, Says UK Union

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 10, 2016 | World

British workers on Eurostar trains that run across the English Channel will strike for seven days in August, including a bank holiday weekend, in a dispute over work-life balance, said the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT). 55 members of the RMT union will walk...

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Saudi youths demonstrate a stunt known as “sidewall skiing” (driving on two wheels) in the northern city of Hail, in Saudi Arabia March 30, 2013. Performing stunts such as sidewall skiing and drifts is a popular hobby amongst Saudi youths. REUTERS/Mohamed Al Hwaity (SAUDI ARABIA – Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) – RTXY2R3

Saudi Arabia Raises Traffic Fines in War on Drifting

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Aug 10, 2016 | Business

Riyadh – As part of the measures the Saudi cabinet had taken to reduce squandering of public money and losses in human lives due to increased number of accidents, a Saudi official confirmed that the decision of the cabinet will be one of the right solutions. Director...

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Nationwide Strike and Mourning After Suicide Attack Targets Lawyers in Pakistan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 10, 2016 | World

Saudi Arabia condemned and denounced the bombing that targeted a hospital in the city of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province in southwest Pakistan, that resulted in dozens of people being killed or injured. An official source at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign...

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A 48-hour ceasefire took hold in Aleppo on Thursday after fierce violence in and around the city (AFP Photo/George Ourfalian)

8 Iranian Soldiers Killed in Aleppo

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 10, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – The number of Iranian soldiers killed in Aleppo has raised to eight after revealing the death of two senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) officers, Qolam Hussein Mousavii and Ali Nazari. Iranian news websites, including Defapress, announced that eight...