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Workers walk at the site of the under-construction Riyadh Metro
rail system in the Saudi capital Riyadh August 26, 2015.
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Saudi Arabia to Inaugurate Longest Rail Linking Riyadh with Cities on Northern Borders

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Oct 3, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Dammam- The Saudi Railway Company (SAR) is close to inaugurating a train line for passengers that links Riyadh and the King Khalid International Airport with the northern borders of the country. The company inaugurated a trial trip between the capital and the city of...

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Children run down the stairs of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York. Reuters

New York Museum Sued over Picasso Masterpiece

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 3, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

New York, London-The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan is being sued for the return of a Pablo Picasso masterpiece allegedly sold under duress in 1938 because of Nazi and Fascist persecution in Europe. A complaint was filed in Manhattan federal court by the...

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a news conference in Bismarck, North Dakota US, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump’s ‘Smart’ Tax Returns are none for over 18 Years

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

Washington- Every candidate running for president of the United States has released their tax returns to the public for over four decades. The tradition is not mandatory, yet is carried out as a sign of good faith for voters, ensuring them that the candidate hadn’t...

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Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic
U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton look on at the start of
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U.S. Media Drops Professional Ethics for Bias

by Heba Qudsi, Mohammed Saleh Al Melhim and Khater Al Khater | Oct 3, 2016 | Features

Washington- U.S. media outlets have lately ignored many professional considerations with the developments of the presidential battle. For the first time, they showed favoritism toward their preferred candidate because, for the first time, they were dealing with a...

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as he welcomes NASCAR driver Kyle Busch and his team to honor the Sprint Cup Series championship at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

JASTA Becomes Headache for Congress…White House: You Behaved Like Schoolchildren

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Oct 3, 2016 | World

Washington-The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) has now become a source of headache for U.S. lawmakers as some of them tried to justify their decision to pass the bill by blaming the White House for being unclear in explaining the law’s repercussions....