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A bulldozer clears the wreckage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City. – AFP

Bomb-Laden Car Kills At least 10 in Baghdad Market

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 28, 2017 | Middle East

A car bomb exploded in a market in the Iraqi capital district of Sadr City on Monday killing 11 people and wounding another 26, security officials and medical sources said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but terror group ISIS has...

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Migrants and refugees arrive on a dinghy after crossing from Turkey to Lesbos island, Greece, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, AP

Europe’s ‘Big Four’ Partake in Paris Summit on Migration, Africa

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 28, 2017 | World

Paris- France’s President Emmanuel Macron said that the Paris summit on Monday will focus on seeking concrete action on getting Europe’s migrant crisis under control. Europe’s “big four” continental powers and three African nations participated in the migrant crisis...

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The widespread flooding in Houston shut down several major highways (AFP Photo/Thomas B. Shea) AFP

Shelters Struggle to Find Beds as Monster Rainstorm Swamps Huston

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 28, 2017 | World

United States rescue agencies in Huston were struggling to find beds Monday for tens of thousands of citizens driven from their homes by a monster rainstorm that swamped America’s fourth largest city. AFP correspondents wrote that roads are flooded,...

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UAE to Implement VAT Decree-Law in Jan 2018

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 28, 2017 | Business

Dubai- President Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued on Sunday a federal decree-law for value-added tax in preparation for the introduction of VAT as of January 1, 2018. The new law is the “bedrock of the UAE’s planned tax system, which was designed to meet the...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on August 9. (Reuters)

Israeli PM Says Iran Has Missile Building Sites in Syria, Lebanon

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 28, 2017 | Middle East

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Monday that Iran is building sites in Syria and Lebanon to build missiles. These missiles will ultimately be used to target Israel, he said during talks with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who arrived in...