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Militants from al-Nusra Front. AFP

Washington Puts Nusra Front Leaders on Sanctions List

by Nazeer Rida | Nov 12, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The United States upped pressure on Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, previously known as al-Nusra Front, by imposing sanctions on four of its leaders under regulations targeting people suspected by Washington of engaging in terrorist activity or supporting terrorist...

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Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and police keep watch outside the Bagram Airfield entrance gate, after an explosion at the NATO air base, north of Kabul, Afghanistan November 12, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

Explosion Rocks NATO Air Base in Afghanistan, Taliban Claims Responsibility

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 12, 2016 | World

Four people were killed and 14 others wounded Saturday in an explosion at the NATO air base at Bagram, north of the Afghan capital Kabul. The NATO-led Resolute Support mission said an explosion occurred just after 5.30 a.m. and that there had been casualties....

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Opinion: Hillary Clinton – the Ideal Choice in Normal Circumstances

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Nov 12, 2016 | Opinion

In normal circumstances, and in an established democracy like the USA, there would not have been a need to choose between the two presidential candidates. In an advanced and sophisticated institutions-based country, the presidential primaries should have been enough...

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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud

Gulf to Establish Bloc to Compete with World’s Largest Economies

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Nov 12, 2016 | Business

Dammam-Economic experts assured the importance of a plan announced by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on establishing a Gulf economic bloc to be the world’s sixth largest economy. Experts stressed the effectiveness of this plan in building a bloc having a key...

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An emblem of the Central Bank of Yemen is seen on the bank’s gate in Sana’a August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Yemen’s Central Bank Sub-Governor Nahari Dismissed over Misconduct, Corruption

by Badr Al-Qahtani | Nov 12, 2016 | Middle East

London- Yemen’s Central Bank Sub-Governor Ibrahim al-Nahari was officially relieved of his duties on Friday, reported a government news agency. Nahari’s dismissal was not solely relevant to the transfer of the Central Bank from militia-run Sana’a to Aden, but also...