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Goldman: ‘U.S. Oil Price to Surpass Brent by BTA

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 25, 2017 | Business

London – The push by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives for a shift to border-adjusted corporate tax (BTA) could drive U.S. crude prices higher than the global benchmark Brent, triggering large-scale domestic production, according to analysts at...

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Berlin Warns from Terrorist Chemical Attacks

by Majid al-Khateeb | Jan 25, 2017 | World

Cologne – The Federal Criminal Police Office in Germany (Bundeskriminalamt, BKA) announced that terrorists are planning to use chemical weapons to poison drinking water supply systems. The BKA issued its official warning on Tuesday, saying that perpetrators are...

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Police secure area near an Istanbul nightclub, Turkey, January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

Turkish Security Arrests 3 PKK Suicide Bombers, ISIS Sniper Crossing Syria Border

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jan 25, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish authorities have conducted a series of arrests against terror suspects attempting to slip through borders. Security forces apprehended three active suicide attack recruits involved with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party or (PKK) and the Democratic...

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In this Dec. 24, 1998, file photo, Muslim militant and Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden speaks to a selected group of reporters in the mountains of Helmand province in Afghanistan. (Rahimullah Yousafzai/AP)

CIA: Bin Laden Opposes Ousting Ali Abdullah Saleh

by Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 25, 2017 | World

Washington – An ISIS official sent al-Qaeda Leader Osama bin Laden a letter inciting him to take action as it was the perfect time for the organization to lay hand over Sana’a. Bin Laden perceived that establishing an Islamic state in Yemen is now supported by...

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UK Supreme Court Rules ‘Government Must Consult Parliament over Brexit’

by Najlaa Habriri | Jan 25, 2017 | World

London – Britain’s Supreme Court ruled Prime Minister Theresa May must seek approval from Parliament before formally triggering the country’s withdrawal from the European Union. May’s government insisted “nothing” would change the timetable for triggering...