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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive for a joint news conference following their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, October 10, 2016. (Reuters)

Differences on Supporting Kurds Focus of Wednesday’s Erdogan-Putin Talks

by Taha Abed alWahed | May 2, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to arrive in the Russian city of Sochi on Wednesday where he is due to hold talks with President Valdimir Putin on bilateral ties and regional issues, most notably Syria, announced the Kremlin. Observers...

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A man stands on a bullet-riddled building inside the Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp near Sidon, southern Lebanon, April 13, 2017. (Reuters)

Fears Rise over Renewal of Clashes in Lebanon’s Ain el-Hilweh

by Paula Astih | May 2, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Unknown assailants tossed on Sunday night seven grenades in Lebanon’s Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, raising fear of the renewal of bloody clashes in the camp. Tensions had been high in the area after the hardline factions rejected the plan to...

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United Nations special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura talks during a joint news conference with Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni in Rome, Italy December 7, 2015. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

UN Envoy to Syria to Attend Syrian Talks in Astana

by Jordan Dakamseh | May 2, 2017 | Middle East

New York – UN envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, will join Syrian high-level talks on enforcing ceasefire in Kazakhstan this week, a UN statement said Monday. The statement added that in view of the urgency and importance of re-establishing a de-escalation of the...

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An oil tank is seen at the Saudi Aramco headquarters during a media tour at Damam city November 11, 2007. (Reuters)

Saudi Aramco Takes Full Ownership over US’ Largest Oil Refinery

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 2, 2017 | Business

London – United States’ CNN Money said on Monday that Saudi oil Giant Aramco took 100 percent control of the sprawling Port Arthur refinery in Texas on Monday, completing a deal that was first announced last year. America’s largest oil refinery is now...

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For 50-odd years, animal fat in meat, butter, cheese and cream
has been the bad boy of the diet world, blamed for boosting
artery-clogging cholesterol (AFP Photo/Joe Raedle)

New Approach Lowers Saturated fat, Saves Hearts

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 2, 2017 | Health, Lifestyle & Culture

London – Instead of eating less saturated fat and worrying about so-called bad cholesterol, a group of doctors suggests an alternative approach for preventing heart disease. More important, they say, is to focus on decreasing insulin resistance and inflammation...