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A woman sells berries as people walk past at the market in Kiev, Ukraine, 11 August 2016. First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Trade Stepan Kubiv said Ukrainian foods exports to the European Union (EU) have increased by 68% since the beginning of the current year when the free trade area was launched, according to UNIAN agency, EPA

EU Parliament Backs Visa-Free Travel for Ukraine, Hurdles Remain

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 26, 2016 | World

Hopes of the people of Ukrainian securing visa-free travel to the European Union received a boost on Monday when a key committee of the European Parliament backed their cause, but further hurdles remain. The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and...

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In this In this March 12, 2016 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem sits beneath a portrait of Syrian regime head Bashar Assad as he speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria, Reuters

Kerry Discounts Syrian Suggestion of Talks on Unity Government

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 26, 2016 | Middle East

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday dismissed a suggestion previously presented by pro-regime Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem that the ruling regime is prepared to take part in a unity government, given its continued bombing of the city of Aleppo....

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The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz

King Salman Chairs Saudi National Cabinet Session

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 26, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, also known as The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, chaired a national cabinet session on Sep. 26 at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. Kicking off the session, King Salman commended the success and safety of this year’s Hajj...

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Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates

Abdullah bin Zayed: ‘Iran’s Actions Cause Tension, Instability in the Region’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 26, 2016 | Middle East

New York- During the general debate of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates expressed on Saturday concern over Iran’s actions that caused “tension and instability in the region.”...

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Russian Energy Minister Novak speaks to journalists following news conference at Russia-ASEAN summit in Sochi. Reuters

Russian Energy Minister Denies Bids to Reduce Production

by Taha Abed alWahed | Sep 26, 2016 | Business

Moscow- Russia has not received proposals from OPEC on oil production decline. At the moment, we are talking only of “freezing” the level of production,” said Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak. According to Novak, none of the countries, exporters of oil, went...