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General Khalifa Haftar, commander in the Libyan National Army (LNA) in Moscow, Russia August 14, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

Salameh Shows Optimism about Solving Libya Crisis after Meeting Haftar

by Khalid Mahmoud | Oct 6, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- The United Nations special envoy to Libya Ghassan Salameh met on Thursday with Commander of Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar in the eastern city of Benghazi. On its official Facebook page, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) confirmed...

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The Kingdom Tower stands in the night above the Saudi capital Riyadh November 16, 2007. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

IMF Commends Saudi Reforms within Vision 2030

by Heba al-Qodsi and Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 6, 2017 | Business

Washington, Riyadh — Timothy Callen, IMF Mission Chief for Saudi Arabia, lauded the reforms implemented by Saudi authorities within Saudi Vision 2030 from “adjusting fiscal policy to the realities of lower oil prices,” enhancing the business environment and increasing...

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FILE PHOTO: The Nutrition Facts label is seen on a box of Pop Tarts at a store in New York February 27, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Food Trends and Your Heart

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 6, 2017 | Health

Cambridge- The type and amount of fat, carbohydrate, sugar, and salt in our food supply has changed over the years — for better and for worse. Remember when packaged foods emblazoned with the words “fat free” seemed to be everywhere? Then came labels...

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File photo: French Defense Minister Florence Parly. Benjamin Cremel/AFP

Paris: Freeing Raqqa of Last ISIS Holdouts May Take ‘Weeks’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 6, 2017 | Middle East

French Defense Minister Florence Parly said Friday that the battle to flush ISIS militants of their last holdouts in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa could drag on for “weeks.” “It’s probably a question of weeks,” Parly told France Inter...

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AP file photo: A wounded person stretchered away to an ambulance in Moscow.

At Least 19 Dead in Russia Train-Bus Collision

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 6, 2017 | World

At least 19 people were killed on Friday when a train slammed into a passenger bus that had broken down at a level crossing east of Moscow, regional authorities said Friday. The accident occurred during the night near the city of Vladimir, some 110 kilometers east of...