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President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 10, 2017, during a meeting on healthcare. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Trump-media Duel: both Sides Seem to Benefit

by Amir Taheri | Mar 13, 2017 | Media

London- The European media refer to it as “the latest American soap opera”. To the Russian media, however, it looks more like “a new American civil war.” The “it” in question is the seemingly endless fight between the United States newly elected President Donald J...

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz chairs a meeting of the Ministry of Interior’s Agency for Civil Affairs. (SPA)

Crown Prince Mohammed: Kingdom is Keen to Serve Citizens, Residents

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 13, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz received Russian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Oleg Ozerov on Sunday to bid him farewell as his tenure comes to an end, while stressing the Kingdom’s keenness to serve its citizens and residents. The meeting was...

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Tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians have fled Mosul since government-backed forces launched their assault/AFP

Iraqi Forces Make Further Gains in Mosul, ISIS Trapped

by Dalshad Abdullah | Mar 13, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul- Iraqi forces entered on Sunday the heart of Mosul and tightened the noose on ISIS militants after cutting off the group’s last link to the western part of the city. Federal Police Chief Lieutenant General Raed Shaker Jawdat told Asharq Al-Awsat on Sunday that...

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Saudi policemen keep watch along a main street in Riyadh March 11, 2011. Police flooded the streets of the Saudi capital on Friday looking to deter a planned day of demonstrations and small protests were reported in the east of the oil-rich country that has been rattled by pan-Arab unrest. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION) – RTR2JRC0

Taxi Drivers Most Exposed to Crimes, Saudi Study Claims

by Eman Al-Khattaf | Mar 13, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Dammam – A Saudi study revealed that people working in certain professions are more exposed to crimes than others. Banking and accounting professions and taxi driver are a draw to criminals, said the study conducted by the Naif Arab University for Security...

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Russian Literature…from Censorship to Market Demand

by Taha Abed alWahed | Mar 13, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Moscow- Literature was the first field to be affected by Russia’s political changes in the beginning of the nineties after the authorities granted liberty of expression and restricted the roles of government and factional censorship. These changes came in line with...