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Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson during a meeting this month. Supporters say he has accomplished much behind the scenes. CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times

Tillerson Leads From State Dept. Shadows as White House Steps In

by David Sanger | Mar 13, 2017 | World

Washington- Henry A. Kissinger slipped into the State Department last week for a quiet lunch in his old office with Rex W. Tillerson, the former Exxon Mobil chief executive, who has all but covered himself in a cloak of invisibility in his first six weeks as secretary...

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Demonstrators rally in support of Turkish Minister Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya. (Reuters)

Turkey Mulls Sanctions on Netherlands as Tensions Boil

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 13, 2017 | Middle East

Turkey on Monday threatened to impose sanctions against its NATO ally the Netherlands as tensions between the two sides continued to simmer over Amsterdam’s ban on Turkish ministers speaking at political events in Rotterdam. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is...

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Syria Situation Report: ISW

ISW: ‘Russia, Iran Violated Command and Control of Syrian Regime’s Army’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 13, 2017 | Middle East

New York, Cairo-The US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and the Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute conducted an intensive multi-week exercise to frame, design, and evaluate potential courses of action that the United States could...

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Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick, at a 2014 convention, has found his company in the midst of several high-profile issues in recent weeks. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for IAVA)

Uber Used Secret Tool, Extraordinary Measures to Sidestep Government Officials

by Craig Timberg and Brian Fung | Mar 13, 2017 | Technology

Uber, the ride-hailing service that has become one of the tech industry’s most emulated companies, has smashed into a painful wall of reality in recent weeks, capped by a report Friday that the company has taken extraordinary measures to evade government officials in...

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Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi sacks prime ministerReuters

Hadi’s Advisor: ‘Military Option Continues until Achieving Peace’

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Mar 13, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh- Combat operations against the insurgents will not stop until they give up for peace and abide by international resolutions, especially the Security Council resolution 2116, a senior Yemeni official said. Advisor to President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi Abdulaziz...