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People walk past rubble of damaged buildings in a rebel-held besieged area in Aleppo, Syria November 6, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

RUSSIA: We’ll Stick to Cease Fire in Aleppo

by Taha Abed alWahed | Nov 8, 2016 | Middle East, World

Moscow – Russia said on Monday, following days of anticipation that its air force was continuing to hold off on strikes in eastern Aleppo, unless militants launch an offensive. “The Russian president deems a regime in which Russian air forces don’t carry...

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Man poses in front of on a display showing the word ‘cyber’ in binary code, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica December 27, 2014. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Can Anyone Keep Us Safe from a Weaponized ‘Internet of Things?’

by Andrea Peterson | Nov 8, 2016 | Technology

It will be hard — if not impossible — to stop hackers from weaponizing the “Internet of Things” anytime soon. That’s what some experts are warning in the wake of a massive cyberattack Friday that used compromised Internet-connected devices like security...

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Parliament member of Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and HDP spokesman Ayhan Bilgen (C) speaks on November 6, 2016 during a press conference in Diyarbakir.
The pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) on November 6, 2016 said it was halting all its activities in the Turkish parliament after nine of its MPs, including the two co-leaders, were arrested. / AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGIN

EU-Turkey Relations Undergo Tension

by Said Abdul Razzak | Nov 8, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkey condemned Luxemburg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn on Monday after he compared the Turkish government to Nazi Germany. Turkish EU Minister Ömer Çelik said om response to Luxembourg FM statement that “There is a lack of knowledge of history in this....

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UAE’s Energy Minister at ADIPEC: Oil Surplus in the Market Is Almost Gone

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Nov 8, 2016 | Business

Abu Dhabi – UAE Minister of Energy, Suhail al-Mazrouei, said that continuous industry developments, combined with a rapidly evolving global economy, are creating an increasingly competitive world energy market. “This makes it essential that we leverage research,...

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U.S. Trade Delegation to Visit Saudi Arabia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 8, 2016 | Business

Riyadh – U.S. Acting Under Secretary of Commerce Ken Hyatt announced he will lead 16 U.S. companies on a three-stop safety and security industry trade mission to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The mission will introduce U.S. firms to the regional security market and to...