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U.S. Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid) / Reuters

Trump Returns with Hardline Position on Illegal Immigration

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 1, 2016 | World

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday dismissed criticism that he received regarding the invitation he sent to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. President Pena Nieto said the ultimate aim behind the meeting was to confront the views of the U.S....

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Smoke rises after an airstrike hit Mitiga airport, in Tripoli March 5, 2015. REUTERS/Hani Amara

Militias Vandalize Airbus at Mitiga Airport

by Khalid Mahmoud | Sep 1, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo-A Tripoli militia slashed on Wednesday the tires of an Afriqiyah Airways A330 Airbus at Mitiga International Airport to prevent it from taking off. Sources said that vandalizing the airplane was to prevent it from taking off following rumors that it might be...

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A civilian breathes through an oxygen mask at al-Quds hospital, after a hospital and a civil defence group said a gas, what they believed to be chlorine, was dropped alongside barrel bombs on a neighbourhood of the Syrian city of Aleppo, Syria, early August 11, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Security Council Fails to Hold any Side Responsible for Syria’s Chemical Weapons

by Jordan Dakamseh | Sep 1, 2016 | Middle East

New York – The U.N. Security Council was briefed on Wednesday about the third inquiry of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and Fact Finding Mission (FFM). The inquiry was carried out following a unanimous authorization by the 15-member...

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General Ahmad Gholami along with members of the Revolutionary Guard near Aleppo, RajaNews

Iran Denies Word on Gholami’s Death in Aleppo, Demands Turkey to Withdraw from Jarablus

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 1, 2016 | Middle East

London-Iranian media reported on Wednesday a top general being killed in action while serving in northern Syria. However, Iran denied a day later general Ahmad Gholami’s death, saying he was still in a coma after being shot in the head. Gholami, who had served as a...

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Lowest Oil Discoveries Rate in 70 Years

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 1, 2016 | Business

New York – News reports revealed on Wednesday that oil discoveries had recorded their lowest rate in 70 years reaching 10% of the average discoveries. This year, explorers expect the ratio to further decrease which raised fears of inability to meet future demands....