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A tribal fighter loyal to Yemen’s government carries a photo of a slain army officer loyal to Yemen’s government in the northern city of Marib December 30, 2015. REUTERS/Ali Owidha

Aramco: Oil Facilities are Safe

by Bassam al-Kadi, Asharq Al-Awsat and Abdullah al-Shaiban | Aug 27, 2016 | Middle East

Aden, Taiz, Najran- Saudi Aramco denied that it was targeted, assuring that all of its facilities are safe and operating normally, in a statement issued on Friday. Aramco’s statement followed claims by Iranian channels that an Aramco oil facility was targeted in...

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Iraqi protesters hold national flags and shout slogans during a demonstration to press for reforms outside Baghdad’s Green Zone on April 26, 2016. Haidar Mohammed Ali, AFP

Iraq: Fears of Convicted Hashimi Being Included in Recent Amnesty Law

by Dalshad Abdullah and Hamza Mustafa | Aug 27, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad, Erbil- As soon as Iraq’s parliament passed the controversial amnesty law, Shi’ite lawmakers hurried into getting up a petition to remove one of the bill’s articles. Iraq’s parliament on Thursday adopted a law that offers amnesty to thousands of...

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U.S. President Barack Obama. Reuters

The Obama Years: The Best of Times to Be a Stock Investor

by Jeff Sommer | Aug 27, 2016 | Business

New York-President Barack Obama hasn’t boasted much about the performance of the stock market during his time in office, but if he were inclined, he could do so with gusto. The facts are inescapable: The Obama years have been among the best of times to be a stock...

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Turkish army tanks make their way towards the Syrian border town of Jarablus, Syria August 24, 2016 Reuters

Syria’s Federalism: Dilemma of Solutions

by Nazeer Rida | Aug 27, 2016 | Features

Beirut-Turkey’s cross-border operation in Syria and the forced move of the Kurdish militias from the Euphrates River’s west to its east have dealt a severe blow to Kurdish separatists who were planning on establishing their autonomous political federation in northern...

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A man exercises in a park near a new residential compound in Guangzhou. Reuters

Report: Guests from 5 Muslim Countries Banned from Hotels in China’s Guangzhou

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 27, 2016 | World

Beijing-Three hotels in the Chinese city of Guangzhou have revealed that police ordered them not to allow guests from five Muslim-majority countries to stay. In statements made on Thursday, the hotels with rooms costing about $23 a night, said they received notices...