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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques chairs a cabinet’s session. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Stresses Full Support for US Operations against Assad Military Bases

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 11, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Rawdhat Khuraim (Riyadh) – Saudi Arabia’s cabinet expressed full support for US military operations against military targets in Syria, “in response to the regime’s heinous crimes against the Syrian people and the failure of the international community to stop it from...

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Google Adds New ‘Fact-check’ Label

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 11, 2017 | Business, Technology

San Francisco, London – As part of its constant efforts to improve “Google News”, the tech giant Google enhanced the anti-fake news feature launched in 2016. The US company running the biggest internet browser in the world said that it’s adding “fact...

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A man wearing a Guy Fawkes mask surfs the web. (Reuters)

Hacker Triggers 156 Emergency Sirens in Dallas

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 11, 2017 | World

London – In one of the largest known breaches of a siren warning system, a computer hacker set off all the emergency sirens in Dallas for about 90 minutes. According to Reuters, Dallas’ 156 sirens, normally used to warn of tornadoes and other dangerous...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrive for a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, November 8, 2016. (Reuters)

Moscow Avoids Escalation on Eve of Tillerson’s Visit

by Taha Abed alWahed and Heba El-Koudsy | Apr 11, 2017 | Middle East

Washington, Moscow – In an attempt to avoid escalation with the US on the eve of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to Moscow, the Kremlin dissociated itself from a joint statement issued by the alliance supporting Syrian regime leader Bashar al-Assad, which...

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General Qasem Soleimani. (Reuters)

Iran’s Soleimani in Kurdistan to Foil Referendum Plan

by Dalshad Abdullah | Apr 11, 2017 | Middle East

Irbil – Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Quds Force General Qasem Soleimani has been present in the city of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan region since Sunday to prevent an independence referendum and foil the establishment of a Kurdish state, two...