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Opinion: Syria – Yes, the Final Word is For the Field

by Tariq Alhomayed | Sep 29, 2016 | Opinion

When Walid Al-Muallem said that the Syrian regime was ready to participate in a national unity government, the US Secretary of State rejected that idea saying that “the Assad regime’s remarks are almost meaningless at this time”. Meanwhile, Hassan Nasrallah...

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Ex-general Khalifa Haftar speaks during a news conference after surviving an assassination attempt, in Al Marj, east of Benghazi June 4, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

Haftar Set on Opposing Sarraj Government

by Khalid Mahmoud | Sep 29, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Libyan General Khalifa Haftar said, in a statement, that his country needs a leader possessing a wide military experience, and expressed again rejection of the U.N.-backed Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA). France, for its part, announced that it will...

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Disney Interested in Buying Twitter

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 29, 2016 | Business

London and New York – News reports had revealed that Walt Disney Co. may be another potential bidder for Twitter Inc., the struggling social-media service. The Wall Street Journal newspaper reported informed sources saying that Twitter, with a stock-market value of...

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People walk amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighbourhood of al-Kalasa in Aleppo, Syria on April 28, 2016 (AFP Photo/Ameer Alhalbi)

U.S. Threatens to Suspend its Coordination with Russia in Syria

by Heba El Koudsy | Sep 29, 2016 | World

Washington – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry threatened his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov of suspending any cooperation regarding Syrian crisis, if Russia doesn’t halt assaults in Aleppo, Syria. Secretary Kerry admitted it would be “diplomatic...

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This Sept. 11, 2013 file photo shows oil pumps the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Oil Prices Soar as OPEC Agrees to Limit Production in November

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 29, 2016 | Business

Algiers – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) approved on Wednesday a preliminary deal to cut oil production for the first time in eight years. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Qatar’s energy minister and current president of OPEC,...