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Opinion: The Russians and the Iranian Base

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 25, 2016 | Opinion

The confusion that accompanied the announcement of an agreement under which Iran granted Russia use of a military air base in Hamadan is unworthy of serious discussion. News agencies are preoccupied with the news and some have reported that the Iranian parliament...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence. Reuters

Putin Slams Paralympic Ban, Calls it Immoral

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 25, 2016 | Sports

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday lashed out against the ban on Russian Paralympians from Rio, describing it as immoral. The country has vowed to keep fighting the suspension it faces over state-sponsored doping. “The decision to suspend our Paralympians is...

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ADFD Deposits $1 Billion in Egypt’s Central Bank

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 25, 2016 | Business

Abu Dhabi-The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) announced it has made a deposit of $1 billion at Egypt’s Central Bank for a period of six years to finance development projects and back the country’s economic growth. This support comes within the framework of...

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Gyrocopters fly over Dubai during the World Air Games 2015, United Arab Emirates December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Karim Sahib/Pool

New Liberalism, Fate of Development in the Arab World

by Walid Nayef al-Sadiri | Aug 25, 2016 | Business

Riyadh- Economic development is a decisive topic for Arab countries and communities, especially given the current tough conditions. The success of development is the key for a promising future and the failure of development has disastrous consequences. Most Arab...

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Turkish army tanks make their way in the Syrian border town of Jarablus as it is pictured from the Turkish town of Karkamis, in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey. REUTERS/Stringer

Turkey Says has ‘Every Right to Intervene’ as Syrian Kurds in ‘Process of Retreating’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 25, 2016 | Middle East

The Kurdish-backed Syrian Democratic Forces allegedly began moving east across the Euphrates river as Turkey said it had “every right” to intervene if Syrian Kurdish militia do not take that move, as promised by the United States. The Syrian Kurdish forces...