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Thousands evacuated as cyclone bears down on Australia. (AFP)

Australia’s Northeast Pounded by Powerful Cyclone

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 28, 2017 | World

Australia’s tropical northeast was battered on Tuesday by a powerful cyclone packing winds of up to 260 kilometers (160 miles) per hour, uprooting trees, tearing down fences and knocking out power to thousands, officials said. Cyclone Debbie, which slammed into the...

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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May (L) greets Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Thani at Downing Street in London, Britain March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall

UK, Qatar Set Up Joint Committee to Prepare for Post-Brexit Trade Deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 28, 2017 | World

Qatar has planned £5 billion of investment across all of Britain within five years in a boost for the post-Brexit economy, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani announced Monday. “Over the next three to five years Qatar will...

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Houthi militants patrol the vicinity of a venue in Sana’a. (Reuters)

Yemeni Official: 50 Iranian Experts Running Battles in Hodeidah

by Sa'ed Al-Abyadh | Mar 28, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah – Hodeidah Undersecretary Walid al-Qadimi revealed that some 50 Iranian experts, including members of the so-called Lebanese “Hezbollah”, are currently present in the Yemeni city and are spearheading various military operations. These experts oversee the...

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Tribal fighters take part in a military training to prepare for fighting against Islamic State militants, at the Ain al-Assad military base in Anbar province November 15, 2014. Picture taken November 15, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

US Bases Welcomed in Iraq

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 28, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad – Six years after the last US soldier retreated from Iraq, Sunnis have themselves forced to accept the re-entrance of the US troops after they have been one of the parties strongly opposing the occupation. Observers believe that the talk about “US Bases” is...

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani takes questions from journalists during a news conference in New York September, Reuters

Focus of Rouhani-Putin Meeting: Syria, ‘Strategic’ Ties

by Adel al-Salmi | Mar 28, 2017 | Middle East

London- Russian President Vladimir Putin is to host his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani who stated in a news conference, before departing from Mehrabad International Airport to Moscow, that developing ties in diverse fields will serve the interests of both...