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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during his meeting with mukhtars at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, November 26, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Iran and Turkey: Two-Bit Players in a Deadly Game

by Amir Taheri | Mar 31, 2017 | Opinion

After a brief diplomatic honeymoon mostly sustained by propaganda and wishful thinking, relations between Iran and Turkey appear to have hit a new low with Tehran and Ankara trading accusations and threats. Tehran claims that Ankara harbors neo-Ottoman imperial...

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Anjem Choudary addressing members of the media during a protest in north London in 2009. (Reuters)

State Department Designates ISIS-Linked Foreigners on Terror List

by Heba El Koudsy | Mar 31, 2017 | World

Washington – The US State Department announced on Thursday the designation of five foreigners as “Specially Designated Global Terrorists” for their links to the ISIS and al-Qaeda extremist groups. A press release identified them as El Shafee Elsheikh, Anjem Choudary,...

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Syria’s main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) leader Nasr al-Hariri arrives for a meeting with United Nations Syria envoy on the first day of a new round of Syria peace talks on February 23, 2017 in Geneva.
UN-brokered Syrian peace talks resume in Geneva, but hopes of a breakthrough are dim, clouded by persistent violence and deadlock over the country’s political future. / AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI

Nasr al-Hariri: Intra-Syrian Negotiations Could Last 20 Years

by Michel Abu Najm | Mar 31, 2017 | Interviews

Geneva – Head of the Syrian opposition delegation to Geneva Nasr al-Hariri called on the international community to exert more efforts on the Syrian Regime to convince it to discuss all issues submitted for negotiations, adding that should such efforts fail, the...

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Bill Kochevar, 56, is using computer-brain interface technology and an electrical stimulation system to move his own arm after eight years of paralysis, in this undated handout photo. Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland FES Center/Handout via REUTERS

New Scientific Achievement: Implants Help Paralyzed Man Feed Himself Using His Thoughts

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 31, 2017 | Health, Lifestyle & Culture

London – In a new scientific achievement, US researchers have succeeded in deploying computer-linked systems to help move the hand and arm of a paralyzed man. The patient underwent an implantation of electrodes in his brain and limbs to stimulate inactive...

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Samsung’s upcoming premium device, the Galaxy S8 features voice
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Samsung Unveils its New Galaxy S8 Smartphone

by Khaldoun Ghassan Said | Mar 31, 2017 | Business, Technology

Jeddah – Samsung has unveiled its new flagship smartphones, the “Galaxy S8” and “Galaxy S8 Plus”, with high-standard features. Despite that their size has shrunk due to eliminating the main button, the new phones are characterized with bigger resolution...