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Former Chief Executive of oil company Exxon Mobil Rex Tillerson. Reuters

Rex Tillerson Attacks Moscow’s Activities

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 12, 2017 | World

Washington- In a nine-hour Senate confirmation hearing, the former chief executive of oil company Exxon Mobil said he favored maintaining U.S. sanctions against Russia for now and that NATO allies were right to be alarmed by Moscow’s growing aggression. Senators have...

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People attend the funeral ceremony of Iran’s former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in Tehran, Iran January 10, 2017. Leader.ir/Handout via REUTERS

Iran Awaits Rafsanjani’s Will

by Adel al-Salmi | Jan 12, 2017 | World

Former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi laid to rest on January 10 amid national anticipation for the announcement of his will, which according to close sources, will be declared soon. Rafsanjani died of a heart attack at 82 on January 08, and three days of...

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Police secure the area after an explosion outside a courthouse in Izmir, Turkey, January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Hakan Akgun

Kurdistan Freedom Falcons Claim Responsibility for Attack in Izmir

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jan 12, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil- The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, TAK, have claimed responsibility for the attack in Izmir that has left three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) severely injured. A leader at TAK reported to Asharq Al-Awsat that some TAK units attacked two...

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Sudan’s Minister of Minerals Ahmed Mohamed Sadiq al-Karuri during an interview in Khartoum April 12, 2015. Reuters

Ahmed al-Karuri: ‘Sudan’s Gold Reserves Amounts to 1,550 Tons’

by Ahmed Younis | Jan 12, 2017 | Interviews

Khartoum- Sudanese Minister of Minerals expected the production of gold in his country to exceed that of South Africa very soon, making it the world’s second gold producing African country. Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Sadiq al-Karuri told Asharq Al-Awsat that his country...

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Afghan men stand at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

Afghan High Peace Council: Imminent Meeting between Government and Taliban

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jan 12, 2017 | World

Kabul- Sheikh Ahmed Gailani, chairman of the Afghanistan High Peace Council, said that efforts will be made during the upcoming period to hold a meeting between the government and Taliban for the purpose of achieving reconciliation. Gailani said that hopes are pinned...