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A man walks past the Kingdom Centre Tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Saudi Arabia: Borrowers in Government Sector shall Face no Difficulties

by Faisal al-Saadi | Sep 30, 2016 | Business

Jeddah- Some legal experts underestimated the possibility of aggravating issues related to salaries of Saudi borrowers who are working in the governmental sector through overruns by the banks based on the latest governmental resolutions. Banking sources affirmed to...

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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks at a news conference with Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (not pictured) in Baghdad, November 20, 2014. REUTERS/Hadi Mizban/Pool

Barzani, Abadi Discuss Unresolved Issues

by Hamzah Mustafah and Dalshad Abdullah | Sep 30, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad, Erbil- Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani and Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi stressed the importance of cooperation between Baghdad and Erbil in order to face the Iraqi challenges in various fields. They both expressed their hope to reach...

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during his meeting with mukhtars at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, September 29, 2016. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS

Turkey Pulls Plug on 20 Radio, TV Channels for Alleged Security Threat

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 30, 2016 | Middle East

Turkey has ordered the closure of 20 television and radio stations on charges they spread “terrorist propaganda”, adding to fears that emergency rule is being used to stifle the media. An official at the Radio and Television Supreme Council, the state...

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Bolivia’s President Evo Morales, right, and Russia¿s Gazprom Chairman Alexey Miller, hold clay pots during the inauguration of the Incahuasi gas plant, in Lagunillas, Bolivia, Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Juan Karita

Latin America’s Nuclear Manufactures, Uranium Plants Draw in Iran, major Power Countries

by Mohammed Fahmi | Sep 30, 2016 | World

La Paz- Russian and Chinese presence in Latin America has recently increased, accompanied by a notable Iranian interest. Over the past few months, Iran has been trying to earn more military and economic gains from the continent located in the western hemisphere....

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Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan talks to the press during a rare news conference at CIA Headquarters in Virginia, December 11, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing

CIA Director: Baghdadi’s Time Is Limited

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Sep 30, 2016 | Middle East

Washington- (CNN) — CIA Director John Brennan said in two television interviews on Wednesday that the time of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is limited. Brennan stated during an interview with CNN that the “U.S. is now more secure than it was 15 years ago (9/11 attacks).”...