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King Salman holds talks with Norwegian FM Borge Brendein Riyadh on Thursday. (SPA)

King Salman Receives FM of Norway

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 6, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received at al-Yamamah Palace on Thursday Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway Borge Brende. During the meeting, the two reviewed bilateral relations and prospects of cooperation...

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A worker lifts a solar panel in the Yingli Solar factory (Image credit: AFP via @daylife)

China to Lead Investments in Renewable Energy by 2020

by Lamia Nabil and Wael Mahdi | Jan 6, 2017 | Technology

Khobar, Cairo – China will invest 2.5 trillion Yuan ($361 billion) into renewable power generation by 2020, within efforts to shift away from the coal and oil industries. The country’s National Energy Administration (NEA) said that investments in sustainable...

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SoftBank Corp. Chief Executive and founder Masayoshi Son attends a press conference in June 2015. PHOTO: SHIZUO KAMBAYASHI/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Apple, Oracle to Invest in Softbank Vision Tech Fund

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Jan 6, 2017 | Technology

Riyadh – ‘Softbank Vision’ Fund has opened new investment opportunities for giant tech companies, which would increase profitability levels and participate efficiently in one of the biggest investment funds. In this regard, Apple has confirmed on Wednesday its plans...

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Elor Azariya during reading of verdict

Polls: 70 Percent in Support of Pardoning Israeli Sgt. Azariya

by Nazir Majli | Jan 6, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- A recent poll conducted across Israel showed a smashing 70 percent of Israelis being in favor of pardoning Sgt. Elor Azariya from his charges with manslaughter. Azariya had shot a wounded and neutralized Palestinian Arab lying helpless on the ground. Israeli...

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Syrians gather at the site of multiple bombings that left tens dead in the northern coastal city of Jableh, between Latakia and Tartus on May 23, 2016.
At least 101 people were killed in a spate of bombings in two regime bastions along Syria’s coast, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
A total of seven blasts simultaneously, four in Jableh and three in Tartus, hit the two cities on Monday morning. / AFP PHOTO / STRINGERSTRINGER/AFP/Getty Images

Suicide Bomber in Assad Regime Bastion

by Adel al-Salmi | Jan 6, 2017 | Middle East

London- At least 15 people including eight civilians were killed on Thursday in a car blast near the municipality stadium in Latakia’s coastal city of Jableh that includes a majority of Allawites and is the hometown of head of the Syrian regime Bashar Assad’s...