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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed with the CEO of Third Point LLC, Daniel S. Loeb,and Minister Khalid al-Falih (SPA)

Deputy Crown Prince Chairs Meeting of Saudi Economic Affairs, Development Council

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 26, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, chaired at al-Yammamah Palace a meeting of the Economic Affairs and Development Council. During the meeting, the council reviewed a number of economic and developmental...

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Syrian children at a temporary refugee camp in Syria/ AFP

Trump Orders Safe Zones in Syria

by Heba El Koudsy | Jan 26, 2017 | Middle East

Washington- U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Wednesday the Pentagon and the State Department to come up with a plan to set up “safe zones” in Syria and to present it to the White House within 90 days, Reuters and AP reported. The order would provide safe areas...

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King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture

Dhahran, from Oil to Culture

by Dr. Saad al-Bazei | Jan 26, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

King Salman inaugurated King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, known as Ithraa, which was built by Aramco to spread culture – not only in Saudi Arabia – but also in the Arabian Peninsula and many other regions through its interaction with local and...

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Chicago police. (AFP/Joshua Lott)

Trump Threatens Federal Intervention over Violent Crime

by Monica Davey and Niraj Chokshi | Jan 26, 2017 | World

Washington- U.S. President Donald Trump threatened federal intervention in Chicago on Tuesday night if the city does not do more to address violent crime, resurfacing a criticism he made during the presidential campaign. “If Chicago doesn’t fix the horrible ‘carnage’...

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Nusra changed its name to Jabhat Fateh al-Sham last year, and claimed to have broken links with al-Qaeda (Reuters)

Alliances, Conflicts Redraw North Syria Map

by Paula Astih, Caroline Akoum and Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 26, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Moscow- Fighting raged on Wednesday between opposition factions in north Syria while Ahrar al-Sham movement announced a general mobilization against Fatah al-Sham, previously known by Al-Nusra Front, hours after the latter clamped down on Jaish al-Mujahideen...