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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives President of Republic of Turkey (SPA)

Saudi King Salman, Erdogan Review Regional Developments

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 15, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh–The latest developments on the regional and international arenas were on the discussion table during a session of official talks on Tuesday between Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. King...

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A money dealer counts US dollar notes at a money market in Karachi. AFP

‘Reform’ Isn’t the Answer for Everything

by Satyajit Das | Feb 15, 2017 | Opinion

Nearly a decade after the global financial crisis, the recovery remains disappointing and nothing — neither massive fiscal stimulus, nor record-low rates, nor generous injections of liquidity by central banks — seems to be helping. Policymakers from...

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If only he knew what it meant.
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The Case for Cluelessness

by Clive Crook | Feb 15, 2017 | Opinion

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has maintained the freeze on the presidential order. Its reasoning is concise and accessible, and deserves wide reading. The ruling didn’t break any constitutional ground and it didn’t clarify anything that was...

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Syrian rescuers remove a baby from under rubble in al-Kalasa in northern Aleppo in April last year. AFP file/AMEER ALHALBI

Astana 2 Talks Shaken by Disputes among Sponsors

by Caroline Akoum | Feb 15, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Ankara- Russian-Turkish disputes concerning the agenda of the Astana 2 talks postponed the meeting from Wednesday to Thursday and caused a delay in sending the invitation cards to representatives of Syrian opposition factions. On Tuesday, Kazakhstan’s...

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In this June 4, 2010, file photo, dressed in jeans and blue suede loafers, Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son of then North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, waves after his first-ever interview with South Korean media in Macau. (Shin In-seop/JoongAng Ilbo via AP, File)

Female Assassins are Believed to Have Killed Half-brother of N.Korea Leader

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 15, 2017 | World

South Korea’s spy agency suspects two female North Korean agents assassinated the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Malaysia, lawmakers in Seoul said on Wednesday, as Malaysian medical authorities sought a cause of death. U.S....