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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange near the Goldman Sachs stall. (Reuters)

Oil Edges Higher on Gains as Geopolitical Threats Intensify in Kirkuk, Iran

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2017 | Business

London – As a number of geopolitical problems unfold, oil prices maintained gains on Tuesday, while Goldman Sachs said oil production from Iraq’s Kurdistan region was likely to be jeopardized by the standoff with Iraq. Despite the fears of the Kurdistan...

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Smoke and flames from a forest fire are seen near Lousa, Portugal, October 16, 2017. (REUTERS)

Portugal’s Interior Minister Resigns Over Wildfires Criticism

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2017 | World

Portugal’s government minister in charge of emergency services resigned Wednesday after more than a hundred people were killed in wildfires in the past months. Interior Minister Constanca Urbano de Sousa tendered her resignation and Prime Minister Antonio Costa said...

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Iraqi forces use a tractor to damage a poster of Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani near Kirkuk October 16, 2017. (AFP)

Iraqi Military: Kurdish Peshmerga Return to June 2014 Line

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 18, 2017 | Middle East

A senior Iraqi military commander announced on Wednesday that Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have retreated to territories they had controlled in June 2014 before ISIS swept through northern and western Iraq. They returned to the June 2014 line after turning over their...

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Civil Service Abdulaziz Jubari during the inauguration of passport issuance center. (Saba)

Yemen’s Legitimacy Consolidates its Presence in Besieged Taiz

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2017 | Middle East

Taiz– Yemen’s legitimacy has continued to improve its services in Taiz despite the siege enforced by Houthi and Saleh militias. In that regard, deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Civil Service Abdulaziz Jubari inaugurated the local automated passport issuance...

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Future Investment Initiative announcement poster.

Speakers Controlling $22 Trillion in Asset Value Expected at Saudi Future Investment Initiative

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Oct 18, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), one of the world’s most important sovereign wealth funds, said that prominent speakers from the investment sector have confirmed tat they will be attending the “Future Investment Initiative.” Held in...