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In this photo taken Saturday, March 25, 2017, a Somali woman holds her child Dahabo Sheikh Mumin, 1, as they attend a health center in Baidoa, Somalia. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

London Conference Focuses on Economic, Security Support for Somalia

by Khalid Mahmoud | May 12, 2017 | World

Cairo, London, Jeddah – An international conference hosted by the British capital on Thursday discussed means to promote stability in Somalia and support efforts deployed by President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed to face the country’s major security and humanitarian...

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin (R) tour the Australian Federal Police (AFP) Majura Forensics Facility in Canberra, Australia, May 8, 2017. AAP/Mick Tsikas/via REUTERS

Australian Top ISIS Recruiter ‘to be Extradited’ from Turkey

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 12, 2017 | World

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Friday that Turkey has agreed to a request from the government to extradite a Melbourne-born man it believes to be a top recruiter for ISIS terrorist organization. “We’re looking forward – we should be...

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Turkey Detains Dozens of ex-Bourse Staff over Coup Links

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 12, 2017 | Middle East

Turkish police on Friday detained 62 people in an operation against the Istanbul stock exchange over alleged links to Fethullah Gulen, who is accused of orchestrating the failed July 15 coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, state media said. State-run Anadolu...

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A Lebanese soldier carries his weapon as he stands at an army post in the hills above the Lebanese town of Arsal, near the border with Syria, Lebanon September 21, 2016. (Reuters)

Nasrallah Announces Hezbollah’s Withdrawal from Lebanese-Syrian Border

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 12, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – “Hezbollah” Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah declared on Thursday that the party “competed its mission” along Lebanon’s border with Syria, leaving the arena to the Lebanese state. He announced that “Hezbollah” has “dismantled its positions” along the...

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A Saudi man shows Saudi riyal banknotes at a money exchange shop, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 20, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser/File Photo

Saudi Arabia: Budget Deficit Drops 71%

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | May 12, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said on Thursday that the Kingdom’s budget deficit fell by 71 percent in the first quarter of 2017, while state revenues jumped by a similar rate of 72 percent, reaching US$38.4 billion (144 billion riyals). During a...