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Shanghai’s financial district of Pudong. Reuters

‘Shadow Lending’ Threatens China’s Economy

by Keith Bradsher | Mar 25, 2017 | Business

Beijing- The chairman of China’s biggest bank and a senior Chinese insurance regulator issued strong warnings last Saturday about the dangers of shadow banking to the Chinese economy, in the latest signs of growing top-level concern here about a rise in highly...

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A Palestinian Hamas security officer stands guard in Gaza, on October 9, 2014. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)

Gunmen Kill Senior Hamas Official in Gaza

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 25, 2017 | Middle East

Gunmen in the Gaza Strip on Friday shot dead a senior Hamas official who was freed by Israel in a 2011 prisoner swap, the interior ministry in the Palestinian enclave said. The group blamed Israel for the killing. Gunmen opened fire on Mazen Faqha in the Tell al-Hama...

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Armed Yemeni tribesmen loyal to the Houthis on the outskirts of Sana’a. (AFP)

Fears Militias Will Transfer Hodeidah Detainees to Yemen Coalition Target Areas

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 25, 2017 | Middle East

Taiz – Houthi and Saleh militias have started transferring Hodeidah city detainees into unknown locations, according to informed sources in the western Yemeni city. They expressed fear that Houthis will turn these areas into targets for coalition forces, which...

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro (C) speaks during a meeting with doctors and ministers in Caracas, Venezuela March 15, 2017. Miraflores Palace/Handout

Venezuela’s Maduro Asks for UN Help on Medicine Shortage

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 25, 2017 | World

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Friday he has asked the United Nations to help the South American nation address severe medicine shortages, a rare acknowledgement of the country’s desperate situation. “I have asked the United Nations to regularize the...

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Arab foreign ministers attend an emergency meeting on Syria at the Arab League Headquarters in Cairo. (Reuters)

Amman Summit to Highlight Arab Solidarity, Consensus on Ending Conflict

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Mar 25, 2017 | Middle East

Jordan- Saturday marks the beginning of delegate meetings in preparation for the upcoming Arab League Summit scheduled for March 29. Permanent representatives of states to the Arab League will be preparing resolution drafts that will be presented before the...