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Former US President George H.W. Bush (L) and his wife Barbara, pictured in 2009, are both hospitalized in Houston (AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards)

George H.W. Bush in ICU for Pneumonia

by Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 19, 2017 | World

Washington – Former president George H.W. Bush was admitted to an intensive care unit on Wednesday suffering from pneumonia. Family spokesman Jim McGrath said that Bush suffered from an acute respiratory problem stemming from pneumonia. “Doctors performed a procedure...

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Guantanamo detainees pray before dawn near a fence of razor-wire, inside Camp 4 detention facility at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. AP

Three Guantanamo Prisoners Move to UAE

by Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 19, 2017 | Middle East

Washington – The U.S. military will transfer four more detainees out of Guantanamo Bay this week ahead of President Obama’s final day in office, two U.S. officials with knowledge of the transfers tolld Fox News. Three detainees will arrive to the United Arab...

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A fisherman pulls in his net as an oil tanker is seen at the port in the northwestern city of Duba April 20, 2013. Picture taken April 20. REUTERS/Mohamed Al Hwaity

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Non-Oil Trade Exchange with Riyadh to Grow to USD30 Billion

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Jan 19, 2017 | Business

Riyadh- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has affirmed moving forward in the quest to reinforce strategic, commercial, investment and economic cooperation with Saudi Arabia. The chamber stated to Asharq Al-Awsat that cooperation between Riyadh and Washington in the energy...

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Esteban Santiago is taken from the Broward County main jail as he is transported to the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US, January 9, 2017. Reuters

Florida Airport Attacker Inspired by ISIS

by Heba El Koudsy | Jan 19, 2017 | World

Washington-Esteban Santiago, accused of killing five people at a Florida airport, told investigators he was inspired by ISIS and previously chatted online with extremists, an FBI agent testified on Tuesday, U.S. media reported. Santiago, 26, was ordered held in jail...

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Turkish police stand guard outside the Reina nightclub by the Bosphorus, which was attacked by a gunman, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 2, 2017. REUTERS/Yagiz Karahan

Trump Inauguration Costs $200 Million

by Heba El Koudsy | Jan 19, 2017 | World

Washington- Donald Trump will be sworn in on the steps of the US Capitolas the 45th president of the United States in an inauguration that costs $200 million. According to the U.S. tradition, inauguration starts at 12 noon on Friday 20 January. Four U.S. presidents...