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A Syrian man runs for cover amid the dust and smoke following a reported regime air strike on the rebel-controlled town of Hamouria, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on April 3, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / ABDULMONAM EASSA

Human Rights Watchdog Reports Regime Massacre in Syria after Peace Talks Relaunch

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 1, 2017 | Middle East

The Syrian Network For Human Rights(SNHR) has released a report entitled: “The Syrian Regime Perpetrates a Massacre in Hamouriya Town Two Days After Geneva Talks’ Fifth Round Start”. The report documents a massacre in Hamouriya town, in Damascus suburbs, that took...

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gestures as he speaks during a meeting with Iranian officials and ambassadors of Islamic countries, in Tehran, Iran, April 25, 2017. Leader.ir/Handout via REUTERS

Threat of War Stokes Conflict in Iran

by Adel al-Salmi | May 1, 2017 | World

Tehran- Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday slammed election slogans of outgoing President Hassan Rouhani on the removal of the “shadow of war” from Iran by signing the nuclear deal. Iranians should not thank Hassan...

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Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih addresses a news conference after a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, Austria, December 10, 2016. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

Saudi Energy Minister: Asian Consensus on Oil Production Levels Present

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 1, 2017 | Business

Dubai- Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Khaled al-Falih said there is a present consensus within Central Asian countries on managing oil markets and production levels. While touring Central Asian countries, Falih tweeted that there is an agreement with the region on the...

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Prince Mohammed bin Salman, president of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, chairing a session. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Sets out 10 more Programs to Achieve Vision 2030

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 1, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah – The Saudi Council of Economic Affairs and Development identified ten programs of strategic importance for the government to achieve Vision 2030, which had previously been approved by the Council of Ministers under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two...

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Fighters from the Free Syrian Army’s Al Majd Brigades dig a trench in the rebel held besieged area of al-Marj in the Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, Syria February 18, 2017. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh

War Lays Waste to Syria’s Forestland, Wildlife

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 1, 2017 | Middle East

London- The civil war waged by the Syrian regime against its own people cast a shadow over forest life in the country through the indiscriminate bombardment with barrel bombs, missiles and other means of mass destruction that affect entire natural landscapes,...