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Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump. REUTERS/File Photos

Trump to Meet China’s Xi over Trade, North Korea

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 6, 2017 | World

United States President Donald Trump flew to Florida on Thursday to hold his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, facing pressure to deliver trade concessions for some of his most fervent supporters and prevent a crisis with North Korea from spiraling out...

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op Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer said ahead of the vote, “The nuclear option means the end of a long history of consensus on Supreme Court nominations,” describing the Senate’s ability to use the 60-vote threshold as “the guardrail of our democracy”
Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer said ahead of the vote, “The nuclear option means the end of a long history of consensus on Supreme Court nominations,” describing the Senate’s ability to use the 60-vote threshold as “the guardrail of our democracy” (AFP Photo/MANDEL NGAN)

Republicans Take Historic Step for Trump Supreme Court Pick

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 6, 2017 | World

Washington- United States Republicans swatted away decades of tradition Thursday by changing Senate rules to ensure Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, bypassing the first-ever successful opposition block on a high-court nominee. President Donald...

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Women and children who fled fighting in Mosul wait to receive food in the western part of the city on April 6, 2017
Women and children who fled fighting in Mosul wait to receive food in the western part of the city on April 6, 2017 (AFP Photo/AHMAD GHARABLI)

Iraqi Helicopter Downed in Fight to Retake Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 6, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul-Terror group ISIS shot down an Iraqi helicopter operating over Mosul Thursday, as security forces announced they recaptured another neighborhood in their nearly six-month-old offensive against the terrorists’ stronghold. The operation to retake west Mosul...

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Khalid al-Falih, the new Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Ministry, is sworn in by Saudi King Salman (not seen) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 9, 2016. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

Saudi Arabia Signs MoU to Establish Arab Market for Electricity

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 6, 2017 | Business

Cairo- Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Eng. Khalid Al-Falih signed on Thursday at the Arab League headquarters in Egypt a memorandum of understanding for establishing an Arab joint electricity market on the sidelines of 12th session of the Arab Ministerial...

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Bastian Schweinsteiger opened his account for the Fire with a powerful header. Photograph: USA/REX/Shutterstock

Bastian Schweinsteiger Forgets the World Cup and Shines on MLS Debut

by Gideon Nachman | Apr 6, 2017 | Sports

The Chicago Fire are now one point closer to the World Cup. Or at least that was the running joke this week as MLS teams decided to fully embrace comedy in honor of April Fool’s Day. The carnival started on Wednesday when Bastian Schweinsteiger was asked in his...