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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with King Salman bin Abdulaziz in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AP Photo/SPA)

Saudi, Turkish Officials to Explore Joint Projects in Renewable Energy, Defense

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Feb 10, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – A new round of Saudi-Turkish economic discussions would be launched end of this month in Jeddah, to explore eight fresh investment opportunities in renewable energy, urban development, automotive industry and defense. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper,...

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Iraqi policemen stand guard at Basra railway station in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, May 13, 2014. China has recently delivered two brand new diesel trains to Iraq. The trains are the first of a fleet of ten trains to be delivered by China in stages within a year in accordance with a deal signed by the Iraqi Republic Railways with China in 2012 as part of an ambitious plan to modernise and upgrade the country’s dilapidated railway system. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani

Iran-Aligned Senior Commander of Iraq’s Hezbollah Shot Dead

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 10, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad – Kata’ib Hezbollah Secretary General Bassam al-Safi, based in the Iraqi city of Basra, was shot dead Wednesday evening. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said that the assassination was staged by a dicey group aiming to provoke national strife....

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Iranian citizen and U.S green card holder Cyrus Khosravi (L) greets his brother, Hamidreza Khosravi (C), and niece, Dena Khosravi (R), 2, after they were detained for additional screening following their arrival to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to visit Cyrus, during a pause in U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban in SeaTac, Washington, U.S. February 6, 2017. REUTERS/David Ryder

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Travel Ban, Trump Vows to Fight on

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 10, 2017 | World

U.S. President Donald Trump suffered another legal blow on Thursday when a court unanimously refused to reinstate his ban on refugees and nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries. The San Francisco federal appeals court’s ruling on Trump’s executive...

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The father of one of two Palestinians killed in a tunnel bombing mourns at a hospital [Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters]

Six Wounded in Shooting, Stabbing Attack in Israel

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 10, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah, Gaza – Israeli police arrested a Palestinian man in the West Bank who is accused of staging a shooting and stabbing attack in Petah Tikva in Tel Aviv, which left six people injured. Two women were wounded in the shooting while another man suffered...

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U.S. President Donald Trump makes a call from the Oval Office of the White House. Photo: Alex Brandon/AP

Trump’s Letter to China’s Xi Eases Tension

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 10, 2017 | World

Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump wrote a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, saying he was keen on developing a fruitful relationship that benefits both countries, according to the White House. In a statement, White House press secretary Sean...