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Russian President Putin shakes hands with Syrian counterpart
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Russian Challenge in the Mediterranean

by Asharq Al-Awsat Taha Abdul Wahed, Michel Abu Najm, Abdul Sattar Hatita | Oct 23, 2016 | Country Brief

Moscow, Paris, Tripoli, Cairo – The Arab Spring and the developments that have followed it have highlighted a clear inclination in Moscow toward the dedication of Russia’s strategic and political presence in the Mediterranean, benefiting from the politic of...

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Kuwaiti Producer and film maker Walid al-Awadi (L), actors Saad al-Faraj (2nd L) and Khaled Ameen (R) pose during the photocall of “Tora Bora” movie in the opening ceremony of the Gulf Film Festival in Dubai on April 10, 2012. AFP

Saudi Arabia Wins Four Awards in Gulf Film Festival

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Oct 23, 2016 | Features

Dammam – Saudi films bagged four awards at the Gulf Film Festival 2016 held at Abu Dhabi in different categories including short films, short and long documentaries, and animation movies. The GCC’s General Secretary organized the first festival of Gulf...

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Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih talks to journalists before a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna, Austria, June 2, 2016/. Reuters

GCC-Russian Energy Meeting to Discuss Oil Market Stability

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 23, 2016 | Business

Riyadh- Saudi Capital, Riyadh, is hosting on Sunday a GCC-Russian energy meeting to discuss latest developments in the oil market and tackle prospects of cooperation between Arab Gulf states and Russia in fields of energy. Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral...

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the International Istanbul Law Congress in Istanbul, Turkey, October 17, 2016. REUTERS

Erdogan: ‘Euphrates Shield’ Progresses towards Al Bab…Turkey Ready to Liberate Raqqa with Conditions

by Said Abdul Razzak | Oct 23, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated his call for a “terror-free zone” in the northern part of war-torn Syria on Saturday. He asserted that Turkey had a “goal” of forming “a 5,000-square-kilometer terror-free zone” surrounding Raqqa. Backed by...

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Clouds move over the Riyadh skyline November 17, 2013. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Saudi Bonds are not for U.S. Market

by Wael Mahdi | Oct 23, 2016 | Business

Al-Khobar – Bloomberg stated that most requests from the bonds came from U.S. financial institutions, even though the first release of Saudi International Bonds conditioned that no investors buyers are from the U.S. Based on the bulletin issued on October 10, the...