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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman attends a session of Saudi Shura Council in Riyadh, December 23, 2015. REUTERS/Bandar al-Jaloud/Saudi Royal Court/Handout

Shura Council Mulling to Extend Saudi Retirement Age

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Oct 3, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- The Shura Council is to vote on Monday on key amendments to the Civil Service Retirement Law after hearing the views of members of the council. One of these proposals was to postpone the age of retirement to 62 (Hijri years) instead of 60, knowing that the...

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Edward Snowden speaks via video link at a news conference for the launch of a campaign calling on President Barack Obama to pardon him on September 14, 2016 in New York City. AFP

Fate of Whistle-blower Divides American Media

by Amir Taheri | Oct 3, 2016 | Media

London-Remember Edward Snowden? Well, he is the whistlebower who,let’s say, lifted thousands of official secret documents and handed them over to a syndicate of newspapers that published a selection. Strictly speaking, Snowden is a thief because he took what did not...

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Rebel fighters stand on the road between the villages of Zahraa and Nubol in the northern Syrian Aleppo province during clashes with pro-regime fighters in 2014. (Mohamad Zeen/AFP)

Assad’s Regime Seeks to Empty Aleppo in Exchange for ‘Russian Guarantees’

by Nazeer Rida and Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 3, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, London-The Bashar Assad regime has called on opposition fighters to leave the eastern suburbs of Aleppo in exchange for Russian guarantees, in a new sign showing the regime -with the support of Moscow-is seeking to produce a demographic change in Syria. In a...

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Image from Istanbul’s Taksim square where supporters of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan protest. AP

Erdogan Discusses Emergency Extension during Cabinet Meeting

by Said Abdul Razzak | Oct 3, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara–Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will chair a Cabinet session on Monday to discuss the extension of the country’s state of emergency. On Thursday, Turkey’s National Security Council (NSC) recommended extending the emergency by another three months, while...

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Deputy Crown Prince receives Saudi ambassadors recently designated to a number of sisterly and friendly countries

Deputy Crown Prince Highlights Importance of Enhancing Saudi Regional, Int’l Role

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 3, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- During a meeting with Saudi ambassadors recently designated to a number of countries, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, stressed the importance of continuing the work that would enhance the...