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Gem TV company founder Saeed Karimian. Facebook

Iran Asks Turkey for Info on Karimian Murder

by Saeed Abdelrazek | May 3, 2017 | World

Ankara- Iran has demanded information from Turkish officials on the murder of an Iranian-origin British businessman who was assassinated in Istanbul on April 29. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Bahram Qassemi said at a press briefing on Monday that they were...

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ISIS militant Khaled Sharrouf and his children in a video. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Australian Woman Denounces Video of Grandson Threatening to Stage Attacks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 3, 2017 | Middle East

Sydney- An Australian grandmother of a young boy filmed being coached to kill Australians has lashed out at his ISIS militant father Khaled Sharrouf for using him as a media tool. Karen Nettleton said that her daughter Tara left Australia with her children for Syria...

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A picture taken on November 18, 2011 shows sugar obtained from sugar beets in a French firm. AFP

Study: ‘Genetic Brake’ on Sugar Craving

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 3, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- Scientists in the United States have discovered ways to blunt the craving for sugar in fruit flies. A single pair of neurons in the throat of Drosophila acts as a brake on consumption of sucrose, according to a new study published by Yale scientists in April...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington Wednesday. (AFP)

Trump Tries to Make Progress in Mideast Peace by Meeting Abbas Wednesday

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 3, 2017 | Middle East

US President Donald Trump is set to hold talks at the White House on Wednesday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as he bids to achieve steps towards peace in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. After hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in February,...

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Kurdish Peshmerga forces gather in a village east of Mosul, Iraq REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

Iraqi Forces Kill 3 Prominent ISIS Commanders in Mosul

by Dalshad Abdullah | May 3, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul – ISIS executed 12 of its foreign and non-Iraqi Arab militants on the right side of Mosul, including prominent commanders accused of espionage for the Iraqi government and coalition forces, according to a Kurdish official. Media official of Patriotic Union of...