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A flag flutters outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv August 4, 2013. (photo credit:REUTERS)

Palestinian Official: We Received Reassurances on U.S. Embassy Transfer from Tel Aviv

by Kifah Ziboun and Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 25, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Tel Aviv – A senior Palestinian official told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the Palestinian leadership has received reassurances that a plan to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem has been suspended. The sources added that based on official...

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Saudi security authorities found explosive devices and machine guns after searching the site of explosion in Harazat district/ SPA

Saudi Interior Ministry: 16 Terrorists Arrested

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Jan 25, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- The Saudi Interior Ministry released on Tuesday new information on the “Jeddah Cell,” saying the two suicide bombers who detonated themselves in Harazat district last Saturday were Saudi nationals Khalid Ghazi Hussain Al-Sarwani and Nadi Marzouq Al-Mudhaini...

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Former president Barack Obama’s plane flies over Palm Springs International Airport in California and is diverted to March Air Reserve Base after bad weather prevented him and his family from landing on Jan. 20. (Frank Bellino/Press-Enterprise via Associated Press)

Obama’s Final Ride into a Wet, Foggy California Night

by Greg Jaffe | Jan 25, 2017 | Features

California – Most presidents begin their post-White House life by returning to their childhood homes or the places where they began their political careers. Their arrivals often are marked by cheering crowds, speeches from local dignitaries and, in the vast...

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U.N. special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura attended the talks in Astana/ Reuters Mukhtar Kholdorbekov

Nusra Confronts Syrian Factions in Response to ‘Secret’ Astana Clause

by Paula Astih and Nazeer Rida | Jan 25, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Astana- A secret clause included in the Astana agreement triggered on Tuesday a battle between Jabhat Fatah al-Sham and Syrian opposition factions. The clause calls for bolstering the positions controlled by the Syrian regime and opposition forces during the...

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The Eagle Fighters will join a growing Saudi Royal Air Force fleet after a deal was penned with the United States in 2012 for the purchase of 84 units. (SPA)

King Salman Receives Message from Hollande

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 25, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has received on Tuesday a message from French President Francois Hollande. The message was delivered by French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, during his meeting with King Salman at...