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A flame rises from a chimney at Taq Taq oil field in Arbil, in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, August 16, 2014. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari/File Photo

Iraq Boosts Oil Sales to China, U.S., India: Sources

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 16, 2016 | Business

Iraq is selling more crude oil to its major customer, China’s Unipec, just before production cuts agreed with OPEC and other producers are scheduled to be in effect, people familiar with the matter say. The Unipec contract was signed just before the Organization...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with U.S. President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China, September 5, 2016. Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin/via REUTERS

Hacking Dispute between U.S., Russia Grows

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 16, 2016 | World

The Kremlin on Friday slammed the U.S. for pointing the finger at Russian President Vladimir Putin over cyber attacks targeting the U.S. election, saying Washington should either prove the accusations or drop the issue. “At this point they need to either stop...

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Evacuees from rebel-held east Aleppo, arrive to the town of al-Rashideen, which is held by insurgents, Syria December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

Turkey to Set up Camp for Aleppo Evacuees in Syria, Take in Wounded: Officials

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 16, 2016 | Middle East

Turkey will provide a camp in Syria to receive people evacuated from Aleppo, Turkish officials said on Friday. The officials added that Turkey will, however, continue to take in the wounded to its own hospitals. The camp shall be set to host around 80,000 people, in...

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Opinion: With Trump the Pendulum Swings Away From Obama’s Schemes

by Amir Taheri | Dec 16, 2016 | Opinion

With President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet appointments almost complete, it is possible to seek an assessment of the direction that the new team may choose for the United States. The first feature of Trump’s team is that, broadly speaking, its members are people who...

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Libya’s Khalifa Haftar speaks during a news conference in Amman, Jordan August 24, 2015. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Haftar Asks LNA to Mobilize for Tripoli’s Liberation

by Khalid Mahmoud | Dec 16, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- In a surprise and controversial development, the Libyan National Army (LNA) hinted on Thursday that it will soon liberate the capital Tripoli which has been under the control of armed militias for the past two years. General Khalifa Haftar, who heads the LNA,...