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An image provided by Russia’s Defense Ministry shows a Russian Tu-22M3 dropping bombs over Aleppo, Syria, on Tuesday

Russia Uses Iranian Airbase for First Time to Bomb Syrian Militants

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 16, 2016 | Middle East

Russian bombers carried out airstrikes against ISIS in Syria from an airbase in Iran on Tuesday, the Russian Defence Ministry said, marking a new development in the co-operation between the two countries that are the main supporters of head of Syrian regime Bashar...

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Libya’s parliament in U.N. plea for ‘international intervention’ (AFP Photo/Fethi Belaid 2014)

Libyan Speaker’s Former Advisor: Obstacles Hindering Parliamentary Elections

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Aug 16, 2016 | Interviews

Cairo – Libyan Speaker’s Advisor Issa Abdul-Majid said on Monday that he resigned from his post while declining to explain the reasons behind his decision. Abdul-Majid noted that several obstacles were preventing parliament to convene in order to hold a vote of...

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KDPI members (AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED)

Peshmerga Liberates 12 Villages to South, East of Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 16, 2016 | Middle East

Erbil – Kurdish Peshmerga forces announced that the military operation is almost over after it had liberated 12 villages from south and west Mosul till al-Gwer Bridge. Earlier, Peshmerga was able to retrieve nine villages followed by three others. German news agency...

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A Bossa Nova robot gliding through a store aisle to check inventory.

Artificial Intelligence Swarms Silicon Valley on Wings and Wheels

by John Markoff | Aug 16, 2016 | Technology

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — For more than a decade, Silicon Valley’s technology investors and entrepreneurs obsessed over social media and mobile apps that helped people do things like find new friends, fetch a ride home or crowdsource a review of a product or a movie. Now...

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Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince, Hajj, LPG

Saudi Crown Prince Bans LPG in Holy Cities

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 16, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, who is also the chairman of the Supreme Hajj Committee, issued a ban on the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking purposes at the holy sites during this year’s Hajj season, including at governmental buildings...