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President Trump addresses Joint Session of Congress. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Global Markets ‘More Assured’ after Trump’s ‘Less Intense’ Speech

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 2, 2017 | Business

London – Global markets positively received the speech of US President Donald Trump infornt of the Congress on Wednesday, although he focused on internal economy and did not give further details on his future plans. Most of the economic mediums were comfortable...

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File: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Photo: Reuters / Louafi Larbi

Ailing Algerian President Celebrates his 80th Birthday

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 2, 2017 | World

Algiers – The Algerian president Abdul Aziz Bouteflika celebrates his 80th birthday on Thursday, amid new questions about his health and his ability to run the country especially that it has been months since his last public appearance. Bouteflika was scheduled to...

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Iraqi forces advance towards the city of Mosul, with clouds of black smoke in distance. (AFP)

Iraqi Forces Counter ISIS Attack in Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 2, 2017 | Middle East

Iraqi forces succeeded on Thursday in countering an attack launched by ISIS militants in the embattled city of Mosul, as an Iraqi commander said his troops are within 800 meters of the main government complex in the northern city, the capture of which would mark a...

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Turkey’s Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu. AP

Three Suicide Bombers Arrested in Gaziantep

by Said Abdul Razzak | Mar 2, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkish officials said that authorities have arrested three alleged ISIS militants who are suspected of having trained to become suicide bombers. A brief statement from the Gaziantep governor’s office issued Tuesday said that two of the suspects...

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman is honored by the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in Kuala Lumpur in this picture released March 1, 2017. Reuters

King Salman in Asia: the New Silk Road

by Salman Al-dossary | Mar 2, 2017 | Opinion

One of the most important aspects of Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy in the past decade has been the enhancement and diversification of its partnerships, and expanding its political options on the international arena. Surely, the Saudi approach to East Asia is not only...