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Photo caption: A Syrian refugee boy stands outside his tent as a heavy snowstorm batters the region, in a camp for Syrians who fled their country’s civil war, in the Bekaa valley, eastern Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. (photo credit: AP)

Lebanon Launches New Plan to Respond to Refugee Crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 20, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said that the Syrian refugee influx was one of the “severest crises faced in Lebanon”. The crisis was “complicated and destructive” Hariri said, “pressure on the Lebanese economy due to the conflict in Syria is tremendous and...

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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

Istanbul Murderer Received Videos of Reina Nightclub from Raqqa

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jan 20, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Abdulkadir Masharipov, murderer of New Year’s Eve, continued to unveil exciting details on the armed attack executed by him in Reina Club, only 75 minutes after the beginning of 2017. Masharipov revealed that he received videos about Reina nightclub from ISIS...

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Visitors attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos,
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Future of Arab Economies amid Fourth Industrial Revolution

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 20, 2017 | Business

The World Economic Forum in Davos dedicated a special session to discuss the future of Arab economies amid challenges led by the so-called ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution”, era of technology and automation, which has imposed a new reality in the region and the whole...

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Displaced Iraqis, who fled the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, gather to receive food supplies in a distribution point at Khazer camp, Iraq November 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Iraqi Forces Comb Eastern Mosul’s Last Terror Pockets

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 20, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul- Iraqi Army forces continue to comb and sweep former ISIS-held locations in eastern Mosul, Iraq. The clearing was announced shortly after eastern Mosul was declared liberated and that the offensive has moved to phase two, the western terrain of the ISIS...

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Saudi’s Oil Minister Khalid al-Falih speaks on the third day of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. (Michel Euler, AP)

Saudi Vision 2030 at Davos’ World Economic Forum

by Najlaa Habriri | Jan 20, 2017 | Business, Saudi Arabia

Davos – “Saudi Arabia is the greatest story never told and I think we’ve got to tell it.” With these words, Chief Executive Officer of Dow Chemical Andrew N. Liveris described Saudi Vision 2030 during a panel on the Kingdom’s reform plans on Thursday at the World...