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During his meeting with both the Bahraini and Malaysian leaders, Saudi King Salman reviewed fraternal ties between their countries. (SPA)

Saudi King Salman Receives Bahrain Crown Prince, Malaysian Defense Minister

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 17, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Diriyah – The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received on Thursday Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister as well as Malaysian Defense Minister...

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U.S. President Donald Trump (R) laughs with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference. Reuters

Iran Dismisses Trump-Netanyahu Comments as ‘Nonsense’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 17, 2017 | World

London- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has snapped back at U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by describing their comments on Iran’s nuclear weapons as “nonsense.” Israel’s atomic arsenal is the biggest...

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Stephen A. Feinberg, right, a founder of Cerberus Capital Management, at the Capitol in December 2008. He is said to be in talks for a White House role examining the country’s intelligence agencies. Credit Brendan Smialowski for The New York Times

White House Plans to Have Trump Ally Review Intelligence Agencies

by JAMES RISEN and MATTHEW ROSENBERG | Feb 17, 2017 | World

WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to assign a New York billionaire to lead a broad review of American intelligence agencies, according to administration officials, an effort that members of the intelligence community fear could curtail their independence and reduce...

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An employee pumps petrol into a car at a petrol station in Hanoi, Vietnam December 20, 2106. REUTERS/Kham

Oil Rises after Reports on OPEC Extending Supply-Reduction Pact

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 17, 2017 | Business

London- Oil prices ended modestly higher on Thursday after sources said the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) may consider extending its oil supply-reduction pact with non-members and might even apply deeper cuts if global crude inventories...

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A devotee prays at the shrine of Sufi saint Syed Usman Marwandi, also known as Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, in Sehwan Sharif, in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, September 5, 2013. Picture taken September 5, 2013. To match Feature PAKISTAN-SUFI/ REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN – Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)

Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 25 in Attack on Pakistani Shrine

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 16, 2017 | World

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded Sufi shrine in southern Pakistan on Thursday, police said, with local media reporting at least 25 people had been killed and dozens more wounded. This was the fourth in a string of terror attacks in the country in five...