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People line up to buy basic products outside a supermarket in Caracas, Venezuela, January 15, 2016. REUTERS/Marco Bello

Iran’s Ally Venezuela is Rich in Oil but Poor in Basic Needs

by Luisa Polido | Aug 17, 2016 | World

Bogota-Venezuela, one of the richest Latin American countries thanks to oil, is also a country that lacks food, medicine and daily essentials. It seems to be following the footsteps of its ally Iran. Humanitarian and social situations reached a dramatic level in which...

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Young Syrian refugees attend a UNICEF-run school at al-Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq. Khalil Mazraawi (AFP/File)

Jordan Launches ‘Back-to-School’ Campaign for 90,000 Young Refugees

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Aug 17, 2016 | Middle East

Amman-Jordan’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Education Mohammad Thneibat announced on Tuesday the launching of Back-to-School Campaign within an initiative to provide quality education services to young refugees alongside Jordanian students. Speaking during a...

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Philippines President Advisor Welcomes Saudi Measures for OFW

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Aug 17, 2016 | Business

Riyadh-Philippines announced that it was satisfied with the quick and effective steps that the Saudi authorities took to protect Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW). Advisor of Philippines President for OFW Abdullah Mamao said that Riyadh took swift measures to protect...

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(L to R) Lebanese Army chief Jean General Jean Kahwaji, Lebanese Defende Minister Samir Moqbel, Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awad Asiri and French Defende minister Jean-Yves Le Drian take part in a hand-over ceremony of a shipment of Saudi-funded French weapons to the Lebanese Army at Beirut International Airport on 20 April, 2015 (AFP).

Lebanon’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia: the Kingdom Treats all Lebanese without Discrimination

by Fahd Al-Zayabi | Aug 17, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh-Lebanese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Abdul Sattar Issa confirmed that the Saudi authorities used a mechanism to resolve the case of foreign laborers in Saudi Oger. The ambassador told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the Saudi Ministry of Labor is working with a...

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 28, 2015.Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin via Reuters

Yildirim: Turkey will Work with Iran to Resolve Syrian Crisis

by Said Abdul Razzak Taha Abdul-Wahed and Adel AlSalmi | Aug 17, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara, Moscow, London-Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Tuesday that a solution to the Syrian crisis would come through the maintenance of the unity of Syrian territories and the participation of all Syrian people in determining the future of their...