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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses reporters after a meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel in Brussels, Belgium, February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Revolutionary Council, Fatah Welcome Palestinian Reconciliation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 7, 2017 | Middle East

The Revolutionary Council and the Fatah Central Committee, the two largest bodies in the Palestinian Authority headed by President Mahmoud Abbas, have endorsed the terms of Palestinian reconciliation and supported its steps. They stressed that the meeting, which is...

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Civil defence volunteers look for survivors after Russian air strikes on the Syrian rebel-held city of Idlib CREDIT: REUTERS/KHALIL ASHAWI

Russia Says Kills Dozens of Militants, Mercenaries in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 7, 2017 | World

Around 120 ISIS militants and almost 60 foreign mercenaries were killed following a series of Russian air strikes in Syria over the past 24 hours, the defence ministry in Moscow said on Saturday. The ministry also confirmed the death of three senior ISIS commanders...

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Reuters file photo: Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, May 3, 2007.

Iran Tightens Restrictions on Ex-President Khatami

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 7, 2017 | World

London- Iran’s opposition said Friday that restrictions have been tightened on reformist former president Mohammad Khatami, barring him from all public meetings for three months.  Khatami has been banned from appearing in the media since mass protests against...

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Tourists in Istanbul. Reuters photo

Turkey Expects $1.6 Billion Surplus in Medium-term Plan

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Oct 7, 2017 | Business

Ankara- The Turkish government expects its primary surplus at 5.8 billion lira ($1.62 billion) in 2018, as part of its latest medium-term plan. The government also announced in its Official Gazette that it targeted primary surplus of 11.8 billion lira in 2019 and 25.5...

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Pedro Agramunt. Photo courtesy of Council of Europe

European MP Resigns over Talks with Assad

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 7, 2017 | Middle East

Strasbourg (France), London- Spanish politician Pedro Agramunt announced on Friday his resignation as president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), just three days before the assembly was due to vote on his dismissal. Agramunt, the...