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Kraft and Unilever: A Merge Ruined by Mystery

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 21, 2017 | Business

New York – Anglo-Dutch Unilever company’s shares dropped on Monday after Kraft Heinz Co’s rapidly retreated from its surprise $143 billion bid for the company. Kraft, backed by prominent businessman Warren Buffett and the private equity firm 3G, wanted to...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks to Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump during their meeting in New York, September 25, 2016. Kobi Gideon/Government Press Office (GPO)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Five Projects to Resolve the Palestinian Cause

by Nazir Majli | Feb 21, 2017 | Middle East

Tal Aviv – Since the U.S. President Donald Trump’s famous statement on the two-state solution or the one-state solution, several political figures in the Israeli right and left wings have been suggesting new solutions as alternatives to the familiar...

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Houthis Abduct Employees from Norwegian Refugee Council

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 21, 2017 | Middle East

Aden – Houthi rebels in Yemen detained six Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) national staff and a contracted driver in the Red Sea district of Hodeidah, according to a statement issued by the Council on Monday. The detention seemed to be based on the fact that...

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Israeli soldier Elor Azaria is embraced by his mother at the start of is sentencing hearing at a military court in Tel Aviv, Israel February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jim Hollander/Pool

Israeli Soldier Jailed for 18 Months for Killing Wounded Palestinian Attacker

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 21, 2017 | Middle East

A young Israeli soldier who shot a Palestinian assailant in the head when he was immobilized on the ground last year was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on Tuesday, far less than prosecutors requested. The decision to court-martial Sergeant Elor Azaria, who shot...

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Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. WAM

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Praises Sudan’s Role in Arab Coalition

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 21, 2017 | Middle East

Abu Dhabi- Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed has praised the role of Sudan, under the leadership of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, in joining the Arab Coalition and supporting the Saudi-led operation to bring hope to Yemen. The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme...