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End of Syria’s Truce with U.S.-Russian Disagreement

by Nazeer Rida | Sep 20, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- A U.S.-Russia brokered ceasefire in Syria expired Monday at 7pm local time, following a number of major violations reported and the mobilization of the Syrian regime militants in Hama countryside. This was also due to Syrian and Russian air forces resuming...

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Passengers disembark from a Saudi Arabia Airlines plane parked at the tarmac of Ninoy Aquino International airport in Pasay city, Metro Manila, Philippines September 20, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

Saudia Plane Isolated at Manila Airport after Distress Call

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 20, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

A Saudi Arabian Airlines plane was temporarily isolated on Tuesday after landing at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport following a false hijack alarm, airline and airport officials said. The flight crew mistakenly pressed a hijack warning button as it...

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IOM Officially Joins U.N. System

by Jordan Dakamseh | Sep 20, 2016 | World

New York- U.N. Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon and Director General of the International Organization for Migrants (IOM) William Lacy Swing signed an agreement to make the IOM a U.N.-related Organization. The agreement was signed under the virtue of regulation 70/296 on...

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Iraqi soldiers fire a rocket toward Islamic State militants on the outskirts of the Makhmour south of Mosul, Iraq, March 25, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkaril/File Photo

Washington, Baghdad, Erbil Agree on Mosul Battle

by Delshad Abdullah and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 20, 2016 | Business

Erbil – A tripartite meeting held on Monday in Erbil, ended in an agreement concerning cooperation between the Peshmerga, the Iraqi army, and U.S. forces in the battle for liberating Mosul. The meeting was presided by President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Masoud...

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Enoc has hired a five-person team to work on mergers and acquisitions for the company as it seeks to expand beyond its home emirate. (Supplied)

Enoc to Expand its Refinery in Jebel Ali

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 20, 2016 | Uncategorized

Dubai – Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) announced on Monday the expansion of its Jebel Ali refinery facility by 50% of its refinery capacity and is to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2019. Enoc announced in a statement that the project to expand the...