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King Salman launches projects of Saudi Aramco and King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture in Dhahran (SPA)

Saudi King Launches Oil, Cultural Projects Standing at $43.5 Billion

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Dec 2, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Dhahran- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz launched five Saudi Aramco expansion projects with an estimated worth of $43.5 billion (equivalent to some SAR163 billion.) The projects encompass production-oriented expansion for the national...

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A young Syrian refugee in Lebanon. Hassan Abdallah/REUTERS

Floods Sweep Syrian Refugee Encampments in Lebanon’s Arsal

by Youssef Diab | Dec 2, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Heavy showers that hit Lebanon on Thursday have increased the sufferings of Syrian refugees living in sporadic tents. Rain along with dropping temperatures hit Lebanon amid a complete absence of the role of the Lebanese state and a declining role of...

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German militant Harry Sarfo is pictured in an undated ISIS propaganda video

ISIS Militant under Investigation in Germany for Murder, War Crimes

by Greg Miller and Souad Mekhennet | Dec 2, 2016 | World

Berlin- German prosecutors have launched a murder and war crimes investigation of an ISIS militant who claimed in interviews that he had refused to engage in violence in Syria but was caught on video taking part in a public execution, a German official said. Harry...

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U.S. Senator John McCain arrives on a visit at a migrant center near the village of Adasevci, Serbia February 12, 2016. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

U.S. Republican Senators Seek to Amend JASTA

by Heba El Koudsy | Dec 2, 2016 | World

Washington- Two U.S. Republican Senators said they were seeking to amend the controversial Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) to limit the scope of possible lawsuits. The law was strongly rejected worldwide, as several countries have described it as a...

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu sits with his wife Sara during the state funeral ceremony of the former President of the State of Israel Yitzhak Navon, on November 8, 2015. AFP

Police Summon Netanyahu’s Wife over Corruption Case

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 2, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- Israeli police have summoned the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to question her on a corruption case linked to the use of public funds to cover the couple’s personal outgoings. Several hours of questioning were carried out under caution at the...