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A still image taken from video footage and released by Russia’s defense ministry on August 11, 2016, shows a Russian bomber dropping off bombs at an unknown location in Syria. Reuters

Larijani: No Russian Military Base in Iran

by Adel al-Salmi | Aug 18, 2016 | Middle East

London, Moscow- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani denied that Russia has a permanent military base in the Islamic Republic following comments made by Iranian MP Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh that the deployment of foreign military forces inside the country is...

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A photo illustration shows the Uber app logo displayed on a mobile telephone, as it is held up for a posed photograph in central London, Britain August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall/Illustration

Uber Takes Legal Action over English Test Rule in London

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 18, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

London-Uber has launched legal action against new rules in London such as written English tests for its drivers, in the latest battle between regulators and the car ride app which has faced bans and protests worldwide. Following months of demonstrations from drivers...

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Masood Ahmed: Saudi Vision 2030 is Ambitious, in Time

by Ahmad al- Ghamrawi and Lamia Nabil | Aug 18, 2016 | Interviews

Cairo- Masood Ahmed has been the director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since 2008. Ahmed is willing to step down from his post on October, a decision that International Monetary Fund Chief Christine Lagarde...

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Device-free Dinner Campaign Launched by Advocacy Group

by Hayley Tsukayama | Aug 18, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Washington-Common Sense, an advocacy and education group for parents, has urged families to try a device-free dinner. The group has launched a campaign challenging families to put the devices away at dinner, stay off their phones and talk to one another. In...

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Yemenis gather near the rubble of houses near Sana’a Airport on March 31, 2015. (Photo credit: MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Meeting between Heads of MSF, So-Called Political Council Raises Question Marks in Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 18, 2016 | Middle East

Aden-The presence of the director of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Sana’a and his meeting with head of the so-called Supreme Political Council Saleh al-Sammad drove question marks over the role of the organization and its neutrality after dealing with...