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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference after a meeting on Syria with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva, Aug. 26, 2016 (Reuters)

Lavrov Calls for Translating Russia-U.S. Deal on Syria into International Resolution

by Taha Abed alWahed | Sep 14, 2016 | Middle East

Moscow-Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov called on the United States to reveal the details of the bilateral agreement on Syria, adding that such a deal should be made official by translating it into an international resolution. Lavrov and U.S. Secretary...

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Manchester City the Best Bet but Fight on Two Fronts Makes for Tough Task

by Paul Wilson | Sep 14, 2016 | Sports

The Champions League begins in earnest this week – unless you are one of the many who believe the real entertainment only commences after Christmas with the knockout stage – and with it the chance to compare English standards with those being set by the rest of...

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Indonesia Captures Top Militant in ISIS-linked Group

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 14, 2016 | World

Indonesian security forces Wednesday captured a senior figure of an ISIS-linked militant network -once headed by the country’s most wanted extremist- in a joint operation with the military, police said. Muhammad Basri, from the Eastern Indonesia Mujahideen, was...

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Commodity Prices Continue to Rise in Yemen

by Sabri Najeh | Sep 14, 2016 | Business

Cairo-A recent economic report regarding the financial situation in Yemen revealed relative increase in prices of basic commodities in June compared to prices in May. The report studies the prices and availability of basic food commodities in target governorates-...

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A fire next to the Libyan cement factory is seen during clashes between military forces loyal to Libya’s eastern government, who are backed by the locals, and the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of former anti-Gaddafi rebels, who have joined forces with the Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, in Benghazi, Libya April 15, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

LNA Shrugs off Western Call for Pullout from Oil Crescent Region, Sarraj Seeks Talks

by Khalid Mahmoud and Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 14, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo-The Libyan National Army (LNA) has shrugged off calls by the U.S. and five other western governments to withdraw from the oil crescent region, which LNA seized two days ago. The new developments compelled the head of Libya’s U.N.-backed unity government,...