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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (L) and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) talk through their interpreters during the plenary session of the G20 Summit in Brisbane on Nov. 15, 2014

‘Vision 2030’ Opens up Prospects for Investment between Saudi Arabia, Russia

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 2, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Both Saudi Arabia and Russia had agreed at a meeting, on the sidelines of the G20 summit held in China in 2016, to strengthen their cooperation, said the Saudi state-owned news agency (SPA). The two countries also agreed to explore the possibility of establishing a...

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A group of Rohingya refugee people walk in the water after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 1, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Myanmar Says Rohingya Escapees Can Return from Bangladesh

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 2, 2017 | World

Myanmar told the United Nations refugee agency on Monday its top priority was to bring back Rohingyas who have fled to Bangladesh, but much work was needed to “consolidate stability” in its troubled northern region of Rakhine. Win Myat Aye, Myanmar’s Union Minister,...

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People walk past damaged buildings in the Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria February 9, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: At Least Two Blasts Hit Damascus

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 2, 2017 | Middle East

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor, reported “at least two blasts” hit the Syria’s capital Damascus on Monday. A bomb attack hit a southern district of Damascus, Syrian state media reported. “Initial information of...

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Mark Zuckerberg, shown in Spain last year, defended his company this week from President Trump’s assertion that “Facebook was always anti-Trump.” Credit Pau Barrena/Bloomberg

Zuckerberg’s Preposterous Defense of Facebook

by Zeynep Tufekci | Oct 2, 2017 | Opinion

Responding to President Trump’s tweet this week that “Facebook was always anti-Trump,” Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, defended the company by noting that Mr. Trump’s opponents also criticize it — as having aided Mr. Trump. If everyone is upset with...

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President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Trump Stands at the Edge of a Cliff with Kim Jong Un. Time to Start Dealing.

by David Ignatius | Oct 2, 2017 | Opinion

Top US officials have said repeatedly that America is seeking a diplomatic solution to the nuclear crisis with North Korea. But President Trump’s insulting comments toward North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appear to have made such a negotiated settlement more difficult....