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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

Forecasts of Increase in Arab Product to USD 2.7 Trillion in 2017

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 3, 2017 | Business

London- The Arab Investment & Export Credit Guarantee reported that the Arab economy is more likely to witness a slight improvement in 2017 as the Arab product increases to an estimate of USD 2.7 trillion. This increase in product pushes the Arab individual...

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A robotic waiter carries food in a restaurant in Kunshan, China. (2014 photo by Johannes Eisele/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images)

These 6 New Technology Rules Will Govern Our Future

by Vivek Wadhwa | Jan 3, 2017 | Technology

Technology is advancing so rapidly that we will experience radical changes in society not only in our lifetimes but in the coming years. We have already begun to see ways in which computing, sensors, artificial intelligence and genomics are reshaping entire industries...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (2ndL) and France’s Foreign Minister Jean Marc Ayrault (2ndR) attend a meeting on Syria, in Paris, France, December 10, 2016. REUTERS/Thibault Camus/Pool

Moscow Excludes HNC from Astana Negotiations

by Youssef Diab | Jan 3, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Preparations are continuing to launch the political talks between the Syrian Opposition and representatives of the regime in the Kazakh capital of Astana. Yet, the peace efforts are threatened by three issues: The regime’s violation of the ceasefire, Moscow’s...

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South Korean President Park Geun-Hye. Reuters

Denmark Arrests Daughter of South Korean Leader’s Friend

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 3, 2017 | World

Seoul- The daughter of Choi Soon-Sil, the woman at the center of a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korea’s president, has been arrested in Denmark after months in hiding, Danish police said Monday. Chung Yoo-Ra, the 20-year-old daughter of the...

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(L to R) High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gather before a Middle East Quartet Principals Meeting during the during the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

U.N. Appeals for $547 Million to Support Palestinians

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 3, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv – The United Nations has informed the Palestinian Authority that it has launched an appeal for $547 million to help 1.6 million people in the Palestinian territories in 2017. The response covers 1.1 million residents of Gaza, which has been under an...