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U.S. President Donald Trump departs aboard Air Force One to return to Washington from Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump to Visit Asia in November

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 30, 2017 | World

US President Donald Trump is set to visit Asia in November for the first time since becoming president. Trump is expected to stop in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines on a trip to be highlighted by the North Korea nuclear threat. Trump will travel...

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Cabinet met at the Grand Serail on Friday/NNA

Lebanon Overpasses Tests of Taxes, Repercussions of Bassil-Moallem Meeting

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 30, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- The Lebanese government overpassed on Friday the test of a tax law and the repercussions of a meeting held last week in New York between its Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil and his Syrian counterpart Walid Moallem. On Friday, the cabinet convened at the Grand...

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FILE PHOTO: A view shows El Feel oil field near Murzuq, Libya, July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Aidan Lewis

OPEC Oil Output Edges Higher in September

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 30, 2017 | Business

London – OPEC oil output has risen this month by 50,000 barrels per day (bpd), a Reuters survey found, as Iraqi exports increased and production edged higher in Libya, one of the producers exempt from a supply-cutting deal. OPEC’s adherence to its pledged supply...

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Bitcoin and other digital currencies are gaining popularity, but the exchanges where they trade have many weaknesses. Credit Dado Ruvic/Reuters

‘False Peace’ for Markets? A Trader Is Betting Millions on It

by Landon Thomas Jr. | Sep 30, 2017 | Business

AUSTIN, Tex. — Last Wednesday was another good day to make money on Wall Street: Stocks pushed up, interest rates were at rock bottom and the VIX gauge of investor unease was again trending downward. But as investors celebrated yet another bounce-back from a market...

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Saudi-Russian Summit Next Thursday

by Taha Abed alWahed | Sep 30, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Moscow- The Kremlin said it hopes that the upcoming visit of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud to Moscow next week will give a new powerful impetus to the development of bilateral relations with Riyadh which is the leader of the Arab...