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Paris, London: Priority in Syria Remains UN Resolution

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

France and Britain are still seeking a United Nations Security Council resolution on Syria, the foreign ministers of the two countries said on Thursday, adding that diplomatic negotiations were a priority over possible military action. A chemical attack by regime...

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Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Officer Khalid al-Falih speaks to the media at the company’s booth during Petrotech 2014, a petrochemicals conference, at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre in Manama May 19, 2014. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo – RTX2DC79

New Strategies, Financing Channels for More Industrial Momentum in Saudi Arabia

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Apr 6, 2017 | Business

Jubail- Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry, and Mineral Resources Khaled al-Faleh revealed new steps taken by Saudi government to stimulate the industrial sector so it can play its role in the national economy and the domestic product. Faleh noted that the government...

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A woman stands at a symbolic memorial at Technologicheskiy Institute subway station in St. Petersburg, Russia on April 5, 2017. (AP)

Russia Arrests Suspected Accomplices of St. Petersburg Bomber

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

Several people were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of being accomplices of the man behind Monday’s St. Petersburg metro bombing, news agency Interfax reported on Thursday, citing a law enforcement source. It said the detainees’ links with the suicide bomber...

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French presidential candidates during the television debate on April 4, 2017. (AFP)French presidential election candidate for the far-left New Anticapitalist Party (NPA) Philippe Poutou refused to take part in the family picture. / AFP PHOTO / POOL AND AFP PHOTO / Lionel BONAVENTURE

Macron, Le Pen Still Leading Polls after ‘Historic’ Presidential Debate

by Michel Abu Najm | Apr 6, 2017 | World

Paris – All 11 candidates for the French presidency held a debate on Tuesday night, the first of its kind in the European country. The four hours of debate, which drew in six million viewers, saw candidates clash over economy and redefining France’s place in...

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Marco Silva came in for criticism when he took over as the manager of Hull City but he has given the club a chance of escaping relegation. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

British Managers Are Overrated By English Clubs – And the Stats Back It Up

by Sean Ingle | Apr 6, 2017 | Sports

“What does he know about the Premier League?” Two decades on from Arsène Wenger’s arrival from Japan it remains a sneer posed as a question whenever an unknown overseas manager comes to England. Paul Merson and Phil Thompson’s visceral reaction to Marco Silva becoming...