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Hariri meeting GCC ambassadors on Monday in Beirut/National News Agency

Hariri: Tensions with Gulf Countries Gone for Good

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 8, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri asserted on Monday that past tensions that distorted the Lebanese-Gulf relations are gone forever. “The tensions in our fraternal relations which are based on the full respect of the sovereignty of our states and their...

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A camel in the desert of southern Iraq, a popular area for hunters from Gulf states, principally Qatar. Haidar Hamdani/AFP

Hezbollah Obstructs Release of Kidnapped Qataris in Iraq

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 8, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Informed sources close to talks related to the kidnapping of 26 Qataris in Iraq told Asharq Al-Awsat that “negotiations linked to their release have not stopped, but that part of the kidnappers’ conditions is to remain silent and not publicly discuss the...

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Republican president nominee Donald Trump (Reuters/Carlo Allegri) and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)

Fact-Checking the ‘Final Arguments’ of Trump and Clinton

by Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Glenn Kessler | Nov 8, 2016 | World

With the 2016 presidential election race coming to a close tomorrow, here’s a roundup of 29 claims being made by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in their “final argument” speeches. Trump repeated many of his greatest hits of debunked claims, and Clinton mainly...