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Members of the United Nations Security Council raise their hands as they vote unanimously to approve a resolution eradicating Syria’s chemical arsenal during a Security Council meeting during the 68th United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

U.N. to Debate Urging End to All Military Flights over Syria’s Aleppo

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 3, 2016 | Middle East

The United Nations Security Council will begin negotiations on Monday on a draft resolution that urges Russia and the United States to ensure an immediate truce in Syria’s Aleppo and to “put an end to all military flights over the city.” The draft...

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Boko Haram Female Recruits Fighting, not Just Cooking, Cleaning

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 3, 2016 | World

Female members of Boko Haram are almost as likely as men to be deployed as fighters in northeast Nigeria, challenging a widespread perception that these women are mainly used as cooks and suicide bombers, researchers said on Monday. While men in the extremist group...

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A view shows the Arabian Gulf Oil Company’s (AGOCO) headquarters in Benghazi, Libya September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

Libyan Oil Firm AGOCO’s Productivity Rises to 320,000 Bpd

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 3, 2016 | Business

Libya’s Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) said on Monday that its production had risen to 320,000 barrels per day (bpd). The rise is 100,000 bpd rise is added to about 290,000 bpd from last week’s rates. The boost is helping push the country’s production...

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British Prime Minister Theresa May. Reuters

100 Days after Brussel’s Request, London Announces Date for Brexit Talks Kickoff

by Abdullah Mustafa | Oct 3, 2016 | World

Brussels, London- British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Oct. 2 that she would officially start the process for Britain’s exit from the European Union no later than March 2017, setting in motion the two-year process of leaving the European Union. May told the...

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Ali Bongo: Saudi Arabia is a Role Model

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Oct 3, 2016 | Interviews, Saudi Arabia

Dubai – The newly elected president of Gabon, Ali Bongo, said that his country has launched new plans to diversify its economy, on the footsteps of Saudi Arabia. In an interview via email with Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, Bongo said his country was inspired by Saudi...