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Chevron Suspends Drilling Activity in Kurdistan

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 19, 2017 | Middle East

Chevron has temporarily suspended oil and gas drilling activity in Iraqi Kurdistan, the company said on Thursday, in the latest setback to the region following recent unrest. “Chevron has decided to temporarily suspend its operations,” a company...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to Japanese Nippon Television and Yomiuri newspaper at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 7, 2016. Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin via REUTERS

Putin: Russia Hopes to Broaden Cooperation with US

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 19, 2017 | World

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he hoped Moscow could cooperate with Washington in a broader range of fields. “We have dialogue at the work level and on the level of the special services, the defense ministries, the foreign ministries. We...

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei (Photo: AFP)

The Dangers of Refusing to Link JCPOA to Tehran’s Behavior

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Oct 19, 2017 | Opinion

“What is negotiation but the accumulation of small lies leading to advantage?” (Felix Dennis) It was a nail-biting moment for many as they waited for President Donald Trump to announce his position on “certifying” the nuclear agreement between major Western powers...

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Iraqi soldiers ride in military vehicles in Zumar, Nineveh province, Iraq October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Ari Jalal

Iraq Orders Arrest of Kurdish VP

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 19, 2017 | Middle East

Iraq’s Supreme Justice Council ordered the arrest of Kurdistan Regional Government Vice President Kosrat Rasul for allegedly saying Iraqi troops were “occupying forces” in Kirkuk. A Supreme Judicial Council spokesman said the court considered Kosrat Rasul’s...

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Director General of MI5 Andrew Parker delivers a speech in central London, on the security threat facing Britain October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Stefan Rousseau/Pool

British Intelligence Investigates Over 500 Cases of Terrorism

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 19, 2017 | World

London- The United Kingdom’s intelligence services are facing an “intense” challenge from terrorism, the head of MI5 has warned. He noted that Britain is running more than 500 live operations targeting 3,000 individuals involved in extremist activity...