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An Indian army soldier salutes the coffins of colleagues killed in a gunbattle with militants at the army headquarters in Srinagar on September 19, 2016 ©INDIAN ARMY (AFP)

India Launches Strikes on Militants in Pakistan

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 29, 2016 | World

India said on Thursday it had conducted “surgical strikes” on suspected militants preparing to infiltrate from Pakistan-ruled Kashmir, marking an escalation in tensions between the uneasy and nuclear-armed neighbors. Pakistan said two of its soldiers had...

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Saudi-New Zealand Talks to Launch Trade Partnerships, Technology Transfer

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Sep 29, 2016 | Business

Riyadh – A New Zealand Diplomat confirmed his country’s willingness to boost its political and economic relations with Saudi Arabia to a strategic level. He revealed that talks were held between New Zealand Associate Trade Minister Todd McClay and his Saudi...

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A man walks towards the Central Bank in Tunis December 27, 2013. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Tunisia Passes through an Economic Emergency State

by Al-munji al-Saaidani | Sep 29, 2016 | Business

Tunisia, London- Tunisia is passing through a “state of economic emergency”, the Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation, Fadhel Abdelkafi warned on Wednesday, calling on foreigners to pump investments into Tunisia. Tunisia will host on the...

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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...