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Social Media’s Globe-Shaking Power

by Farhad Manjoo | Nov 21, 2016 | Technology

As the technology industry came to grips in the last week with the reality of a presidential election that did not go its way, many in Silicon Valley landed on the idea that widespread misinformation spread online was a primary factor in the race’s outcome. On Monday,...

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Aoun’s Shi’ite Minister Delays Cabinet Birth until after ‘Independence’

by Thaer Abbas | Nov 21, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri barely removes an obstacle before a new one emerges, obstructing his mission to form a new government before Independence Day, celebrated in Lebanon on Tuesday. Informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Presidential...

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Palestinian Official: Peace Process Conference to be Held Next Month

by Kifah Ziboun | Nov 21, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah – French authorities have informed the Palestinian leadership of their determination to hold the International Meeting on the Peace Process in Paris in the second half of December, a Palestinian official told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper on Sunday. Wassel Abu...

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Dutch Counter-terror Coordinator: More than 80 Terrorists Planning Attacks in Europe

by Abdullah Mustafa | Nov 21, 2016 | World

Brussels – Several European capitals have issued warnings against a new strategy adopted by ISIS, which calls on its militants to relinquish traveling to Syria or Iraq and perpetrate attacks in European cities instead. These warnings come as Europe has recently been...

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Optimism by Iran, Iraq, Russia Promises Agreement in Vienna

by Wael Mahdi | Nov 21, 2016 | Business

AlKhobar – Ten days before the decisive meeting to be held in Vienna, expectations to reach a global agreement that shall return balance to the oil market have risen; Iraq, Iran, Russia, and Algeria stated that an understanding will likely be reached among the...