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Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak (C) attends the extraordinary ministerial meeting of Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in the Iranian capital, Tehran, last November. (Photo credit: ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

Russia Welcomes OPEC Agreement, but Won’t Curb Oil Output

by Sabri Najeh | Sep 30, 2016 | Business

Cairo – Russia announced on Thursday that it is aiming to keep its oil production at near-record levels despite a decision agreed by OPEC to modestly curb global oil output. In comments on Thursday, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak signaled that his...

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(Medtronic via AP) This image provided by Medtronic shows its MiniMed 670G system.

Medtronic’s ‘Artificial Pancreas’ for Diabetes Receives FDA Approval

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 30, 2016 | Health, Lifestyle & Culture

London- A single leap in the medical field has been recently approved by federal regulators which promises some help for patients suffering type 1 diabetes or “juvenile diabetes”. Federal regulators at The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States...

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Abed Ayoub, left, and Zaher Sahloul, activists for Syrians.
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The Syrian-Americans Who Stood Up to Iran (When Obama Wouldn’t)

by Eli Lake | Sep 30, 2016 | Opinion

President Barack Obama and his top advisers go out of their way not to offend Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, particularly since he agreed to the nuclear deal in 2015. Last week at the U.N. General Assembly, Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry did not call out...

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Saudi King Salman (R) stands next to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during a welcoming ceremony upon Erdogan’s arrival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 29, 2015. © Reuters

Saudi-Turkish Cooperation Council Revived during Crown Prince’s Visit to Ankara

by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 30, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara – The visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz to Ankara saw the revival of the Saudi-Turkish Strategic Cooperation Council, which was established in April with the aim to boost economic relations and commercial exchange between the two...

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“JASTA” Enactment Slammed by Saudi Arabia, Obama

by Heba El Koudsy and Abdul Hadi Habtor | Sep 30, 2016 | World

Washington – Riyadh – A decision by the U.S. Senate to reject President Barack Obama’s veto of legislation allowing relatives of the victims of September 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia’s Government stirred a wave of international condemnations, while the Saudi foreign...