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Law enforcement officials are seen outside of a parking garage on the campus of Ohio State University as they respond to an attack in Columbus, Ohio, on November 28, 2016 (AFP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Eight Injured in Ohio State University Campus Shooting

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 28, 2016 | World

At least Eight people were injured when an assailant drove into a crowd at Ohio State University on Monday, triggering an hours-long security lockdown before authorities cleared the campus, AFP reported. Earlier the university’s emergency management service had...

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Shell branding is seen at a petrol station in west London, January 29, 2015. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Shell Considering Selling its Iraq Oil Assets

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 28, 2016 | Business

Royal Dutch Shell is considering selling out of its oil fields in Iraq as part of its global $30 billion asset disposal programme, industry sources told Reuters on Monday. Shell is seeking to slim down its vast oil and gas portfolio following the $54 billion...

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Peshmerga forces advance in the east of Mosul to attack ISIS militants in Mosul. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Iraq Could Split if PMF Militias Enter Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 28, 2016 | Middle East

Increasingly and at an alarming rate Iraq is more prone to splitting. If Shi’ite paramilitary units get involved in the fight against ISIS for Mosul there is a high risk of partition and the worst sectarian bloodletting since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion , a...

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World’s biggest desalination plant in Ras al-Khair – SPA
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Saudi Arabia Inaugurates World’s Largest Desalination Plant

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 28, 2016 | Business

Riyadh- Environment, Water and Agriculture Minister Abdul Rahman al-Fadli said that Ras al-Khair’s desalination plant, which has made it into the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s largest dual-function plant, will supply Riyadh and other provinces in Saudi...

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French President Francois Hollande addresses a news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, September 18, 2014. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

French Prosecutors Probe Hollande’s Alleged Mishandling of Classified Docs

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 28, 2016 | World

Paris- A scandal surrounding a book called ‘A President Shouldn’t Say That’ is seeing a new twist. French prosecutors are investigating a potential national security breach, after Francois Hollande allegedly left secret files right in front of reporters. French...