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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Iran’s Hassan Rouhani during their meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan,
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Moscow is Trying to Influence Iran’s Presidential Contest

by Amir Taheri | Apr 28, 2017 | Opinion

For four decades Tehranis have heard so many weird slogans chanted in their streets that almost nothing comes as a surprise to them. And, yet, last week many Tehranis were surprised to hear a group of youths, all adorned with suitable beards, shouting: “Russian...

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The silhouette of Palestinian boy is seen on a makeshift home in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip (Mahmud Hams/AFP)

Panic in Gaza as PA Abstains from Covering Electricity Bill

by Kifah Ziboun | Apr 28, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah– The Palestinian Authority (PA) has decided to stop paying for electricity supplied by Israel to the Gaza Strip, which covers around the third of the area’s total needs. The decision falls within a series of measures approved by President Mahmoud Abbas in an...

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Syrian refugee and Olympic athlete Yusra Mardini, newly appointed UNHCR’s Goodwill Ambassador, speaks to the media about her appointment at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, April 27, 2017. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Syrian Swimmer Yusra Mardini Becomes UNHCR Ambassador

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 28, 2017 | Middle East

Geneva- The United Nations refugee agency said Thursday it had enlisted Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini to help raise awareness about the plight of refugees by appointing her as its newest Goodwill Ambassador. Mardini “has become a powerful voice for the forcibly...

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Books are put on sale at the Amazon booth at the
2017 Paris Book Fair, France, March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

Letters of Ameen Rihani Now in English

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 28, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Beirut- The English translation of Lebanese-American writer Ameen Rihani’s letters along with some selections of the letters he had received from authors have been published in New York. The book included letters he wrote to writers like Khalil Mutran, Naoum...

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A future Uber Elevate networks facility is pictured in this handout illustration provided April 25, 2017. Uber/Handout via REUTERS

Uber to Launch Flying Taxi by 2020

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 28, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Dubai, London- US Uber Technologies Inc expects to deploy flying taxi services in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, and Dubai by 2020. Uber’s flying taxis will be small, electric aircraft that takeoff and land vertically, enabling zero operational emissions and quiet...