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Hezbollah militants performing a parade

Washington Institute: Hezbollah’s Involvement in Syria Decreased their Popularity

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Latest studies issued by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, titled “A Transformative Experience: Understanding Hezbollah’s Involvement in Syria,” confirmed that participating in the Syrian war has exhausted Hezbollah fighters and drained it. The...

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Bahrainis walk near the shops at the old manama market in the Bahrain capital city of Manama, late on June 10, 2016 during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. AFP / MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Bahrain Signs Housing Projects with Kuwait-U.A.E. Funding

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Aug 23, 2016 | Middle East

Manama – The Bahraini government will sign on Tuesday contracts to carry out housing and infrastructure projects worth more than $395 million funded by Kuwait and the U.A.E., within the framework of the Gulf Development Program. The signing will take place under...

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Nicolas Sarkozy in a meeting at Boulogne-Billancourt, on November 2014. REUTERS. Philippe Wojazer

Sarkozy Announces Candidacy for French Presidential Elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2016 | World

Paris- Nicolas Sarkozy will run for presidency in 2017, hoping to return as France’s head of state after being unseated in 2012 by Francois Hollande, he announced on Monday on his Twitter account. Sarkozy, 61, says in a forthcoming book he will join more than a dozen...

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A Toposa boy takes a rest after digging for gold in Napotpot, South Sudan. Adriane Ohanesian / Reuters

Sudan Attracts Gulf Investments in Gold

by Saif Al-Yazal Ba Baker | Aug 23, 2016 | Business

Khartoum – The Sudanese government has forged several new agreements with mining companies based in Gulf and Egypt to invest in the gold sector. Companies based in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar all expressed willingness to invest in mining sector in...

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Picture shows the General Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP Photo) / AFP

Egyptian Gets Six Years in Saudi Prison for Espionage Charges

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – As part of Iran’s continuous attempt to interfere in Saudi Arabia’s internal affairs, an Egyptian expat has been sentenced to six years in prison for espionage charges. The charges also included sending secret documents related to the Saudi Arabian army to...