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Samsung Backs Away from Planned Split

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 24, 2017 | Technology

The world’s biggest smartphone maker Samsung on Friday backed away from a planned corporate restructuring after the company was shaken by a shambolic recall and was embroiled in South Korea’s wide-ranging corruption scandal. At the Samsung Electronics...

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Palestinian laborers work at a construction site in a new housing project in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, near Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israel, US Conclude Talks without Agreement on Settlements

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 24, 2017 | Middle East

The Trump administration reiterated its concerns about Israeli settlement activity, the two sides said on Thursday, as they concluded talks in Washington on advancing peace, without agreeing on future construction on land the Palestinians want for a state. The US...

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Iraqi Shi’ites from Badr Organization look at a tunnel built by ISIS militants on the outskirts of Falluja, Iraq, May 28, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Trump: ‘We Should have Never Left Iraq’

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 24, 2017 | Opinion

US President Donald Trump had once again voiced his opinion about Iraqi crisis, which he had previously said during his presidential campaign: “Perhaps we shouldn’t have gone in, and certainly we shouldn’t have left. We certainly should never, ever have...

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Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui shakes hands with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault during his visit in Tunis,Tunisia March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Tunisian Foreign Minister: Trump Administration to Back Tunisia

by Kamal Ben Younes | Mar 24, 2017 | Middle East

Tunisia – Following his return from a tour that included the US, Egypt, Iraq, Algeria and UAE, Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui revealed that talks with these states’ leaders focused on combating terrorism, international support to Tunisia’s...

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Amazon.com’s logo is seen at Amazon Japan’s office building in Tokyo, Japan, August 8, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Amazon Acquires Souq.com for $650 Million

by Khaldoun Ghassan Said | Mar 24, 2017 | Business

Jeddah – Negotiations had ended for Amazon to buy Souq.com in a deal worth more than $650 million that will shake up Middle East’s electronic trade by taking 78% of the regional sale. Middle Eastern online retailer Souq.com had been valued at $1 billion in its last...