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Saudi Telecom Company logo.

STC Establishes Venture Capital Fund

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | May 26, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has decided to form a $500 million venture capital fund, a move it said would develop digital innovation in the region. During a news conference in Riyadh on Thursday, STC CEO Khaled Biyari said that the company had first...

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Spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends a news briefing in Moscow, Russia, in this file photo dated October 6, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Moscow Warns Turkish-Kurdish Conflict… Demands US Aerial Disengagement

by Taha Abed alWahed | May 26, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow- Russia addressed tensions rising in northeastern Syria amid Turkish threats on launching a massive military offensive against Arab-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces who are fighting against ISIS next to the US-led international coalition. The situation in...

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Uber’s ‘treatment of women’ comes under scrutiny. (AFP)

‘Treatment of Women Employees’ Forces Women Tech Group to Cut Uber Ties

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 26, 2017 | Technology

Allegations over Uber’s “treatment of women employees” has forced a group dedicated to getting more women into tech roles to cut ties with the ride-hailing company, said a new report. Fortune reported that the Anita Borg Institute told the company that their...

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Slain al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

Ties with Qatar Revealed in Bin Laden Documents

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 26, 2017 | Features

With the arrival of a new administration to the White House, Washington has decided to speak out against Qatar’s relations with terrorism in the Middle in a bid to calm the situation and control the growing terrorism in the world, reported Al-Arabiya.net on Friday....

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US soldiers on patrol near Kandahar airfield in 2014. (AFP)

15 Soldiers Killed in Taliban Attack on Afghan Army Base

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 26, 2017 | World

Taliban militants attacked an Afghani army base, killing at least 15 soldiers following similar assaults earlier this week. The Defense Ministry said that the attack took place in the Shah Wali Kot in the southern province of Kandahar. The attack late Thursday came...