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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) walks with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull upon their arrival at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Australia PM Slams U.N. Resolution on Settlement, Netanyahu Hails his Stance

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 23, 2017 | Middle East

London, Sydney- Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attacked on Wednesday the United Nations resolution that denounced Israeli settlement on occupied Palestinian territories, as he welcomed Benjamin Netanyahu on his first official visit to the country. The two...

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Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) fires towards ISIS militants during a battle with Islamic State militants, west of Mosul,Iraq February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

Iraqi Security Forces Storm Mosul Airport

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 23, 2017 | Middle East

U.S.-backed Iraqi security forces closing in on the ISIS-held western half of Mosul attacked the city’s main airport and a nearby military base, state television stated. Counter-terrorism service (CTS) troops and elite interior ministry units known as Rapid...

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Crown Prince opens the Electronic Security Center (SPA)

King Salman, Ethiopian President Discuss Historic Relations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 23, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has received a phone call from Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome Wirtu – they discussed historic relations between the two countries and developments at the regional and international...

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A man walks past an Euro sign light installation in Vilnius December 31, 2014. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

Europe: New Measures to Confront Tax Avoidance

by Abdullah Mustafa | Feb 23, 2017 | Business

Brussels – Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union (EU) reached an agreement on Tuesday – during its meeting in Brussels – on a Council directive aimed at preventing multinationals from lowering their overall tax liability by...

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Syrian refugees at the Azraq camp. AFP Photo/Khalil Mazraawi

Amnesty International: 36 States Send Back Refugees

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 23, 2017 | World

Paris- Amnesty International (AI) accused on Wednesday some world leaders of spreading a toxic, dehumanizing rhetoric full of hatred and causing a more divided and dangerous world in its annual report issued in Paris. As it launched its annual assessment of human...