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Iraqi Parliament Refuses Turkish Intervention

by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 5, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – Iraqi parliament unanimously refused the Turkish parliament decision to extend the mandate of Turkish troops in Iraq and called for a review of relations with Turkey. The parliament also rejected recent statement of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry holds a news conference at the conclusion of the G7 foreign ministers meetings in Hiroshima. Reuters

Kerry Urges Taliban to Choose Path to ‘Honorable’ Peace

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 5, 2016 | World

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday urged Afghanistan’s Taliban to follow the recent example of militant commander Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and make an “honorable” peace with the Kabul government. Kerry told an international conference in...

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This four-bedroom plantation-style house, in the Old Fort Bay development on New Providence island, is tucked behind lush tropical greenery. The house, which has a guest cottage, is on the market for $3,800,000, and is being sold furnished.

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Bahamas’ Luxurious Real Estate Market Safe from Int’l Crisis

by Roxana Popescu | Oct 5, 2016 | Business

This plantation-style canalfront house is in the gated development of Old Fort Bay, on the northwest coast of New Providence, the Bahamas’ most populous island. The four-bedroom four-and-a-half-bath, 6,700-square-foot house has a pool and a 1,700-square-foot two-story...

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U.S. President Barack Obama. Reuters

JASTA: Misconceived and Stillborn, Can it Survive?

by Amir Taheri | Oct 5, 2016 | Features

London-After weeks in the headlines the notorious Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) maybe nose-diving like a punctured balloon with even its makers no longer sure of its wisdom. There are at least three big problems with JASTA. The first is that it...

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The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA)

SAMA: Private Sector Loans Register 8% Rise

by Fahd Baqmi | Oct 5, 2016 | Business

Jeddah- The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) — Saudi Arabia’s central bank — reported an eight percent increase in gross loans approved by banks financing non-profitable government institutions and the private sector during August. August figures amounted to a...