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The seal of the United States Department of State is shown in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

$3.8 Billion in Arms Sales to Bahrain

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 10, 2017 | Middle East

Washington- The US State Department has approved arms sales packages worth more than $3.8 billion to Bahrain including F-16 jets, upgrades, missiles and patrol boats, the Pentagon said on Friday. The proposed sales include 19 F-16V jets made by Lockheed Martin Corp...

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A view shows Abu Samra border crossing to Saudi Arabia, in Qatar June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Tom Finn

The Challenge: Who Guarantees Qatar?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 10, 2017 | Opinion

The problem of the four Arab states that decided to confront Qatar is not represented in obliging Doha to meet their 13 demands, but, it’s in Qatar’s credibility and guaranteeing what it says, signs and pledges. We do not know of a single agreement that Qatar signed...

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Iraq’s Kurdistan region president Massud Barzani (L) receives Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit on September 9, 2017 in Arbil, the capital of the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq. / AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED

Arab League Chief Visits Baghdad, Erbil in Search of ‘Compromise’ over Referendum Rift

by Sawsan Abu Husain and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 10, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo, Erbil- The referendum on independence scheduled for September 25 in Iraq’s Kurdistan region was the main topic of discussion at the talks held by Arab League Chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit in Baghdad and Erbil on Saturday. Aboul Gheit spokesman said that the visit to...

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An Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

African MPs Form Committee to Discuss with US Lifting Sanctions on Sudan

by Ahmed Younis | Sep 10, 2017 | World

Khartoum – Representatives of the African Parliament visiting Darfur announced the formation of an African parliamentary committee to negotiate with the US Congress the economic sanctions imposed on Sudan and its negative effects on the country. Four members of...

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Hamas’ Haniyeh Arrives in Egypt to Negotiate Easing Gaza Siege

by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 10, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- Head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Cairo on Saturday for his first foreign visit after being elected as head of the movement last May. Hamas said that Haniyeh arrived heading a delegation composed of senior movement...