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Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson during a meeting this month. Supporters say he has accomplished much behind the scenes. CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times

Tillerson Leads From State Dept. Shadows as White House Steps In

by David Sanger | Mar 13, 2017 | World

Washington- Henry A. Kissinger slipped into the State Department last week for a quiet lunch in his old office with Rex W. Tillerson, the former Exxon Mobil chief executive, who has all but covered himself in a cloak of invisibility in his first six weeks as secretary...

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Demonstrators rally in support of Turkish Minister Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya. (Reuters)

Turkey Mulls Sanctions on Netherlands as Tensions Boil

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 13, 2017 | Middle East

Turkey on Monday threatened to impose sanctions against its NATO ally the Netherlands as tensions between the two sides continued to simmer over Amsterdam’s ban on Turkish ministers speaking at political events in Rotterdam. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is...

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Syria Situation Report: ISW

ISW: ‘Russia, Iran Violated Command and Control of Syrian Regime’s Army’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 13, 2017 | Middle East

New York, Cairo-The US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and the Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute conducted an intensive multi-week exercise to frame, design, and evaluate potential courses of action that the United States could...

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Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick, at a 2014 convention, has found his company in the midst of several high-profile issues in recent weeks. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for IAVA)

Uber Used Secret Tool, Extraordinary Measures to Sidestep Government Officials

by Craig Timberg and Brian Fung | Mar 13, 2017 | Technology

Uber, the ride-hailing service that has become one of the tech industry’s most emulated companies, has smashed into a painful wall of reality in recent weeks, capped by a report Friday that the company has taken extraordinary measures to evade government officials in...

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Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi sacks prime ministerReuters

Hadi’s Advisor: ‘Military Option Continues until Achieving Peace’

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Mar 13, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh- Combat operations against the insurgents will not stop until they give up for peace and abide by international resolutions, especially the Security Council resolution 2116, a senior Yemeni official said. Advisor to President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi Abdulaziz...

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman arrives in Japan as part of a four-day visit on his Asian tour, AFP

Ambassador Barrak Says King Salman’s Tokyo Visit Major Step for Saudi-Japan Ties

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 13, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh,Tokyo- Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Japan Ahmed al-Barrak confirmed that King Salman bin Abdulaziz’s visit to the island nation entails grand-scale importance. Japan has long recognized and appreciated King Salman, casting him among the list of top and most...

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A migrant boy looks through a window onboard a train for Serbia at the new transit center for migrants at the border line between Greece and Macedonia near the town of Gevgelija on Aug. 28. (ROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

It is Time to Take Back Our Countries

by Ghassan Charbel | Mar 13, 2017 | Opinion

It is not enough to love our country. We have to learn how to love it. Immature or impulsive love could harm both sides. It’s no secret that Arab nations are standing at a crossroads and they have to make immediate decisions and crystallize their vision in the global...

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UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura delivers his speech during the 53rd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

Chief Negotiator in Geneva 4: Regime Rejects Political Transformation

by Ghalia Kabbani | Mar 13, 2017 | Business

London- High Negotiations Committee (HNC) chief negotiator to Geneva Mohamed Sabra, commenting on the first day of Geneva 4, said that there was an attempt to shift the political process in Syria from a negotiation between two parties to a multi-parties process. This...

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa speaking in Brussels, (asharq al-awsat)

MWL: Islamophobia Increases Number of Terrorists

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 13, 2017 | World

Brussels – Secretary General of Muslim World League (MWL) Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa warned that the extremist reaction against Islam is a result of Islamophobia. He indicated that it will generate more sufferings and increase numbers of extremists who...

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Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon makes a speech at SSE’s new Pitlochry Dam Visitor Centre, in Pitlochry, Scotland, Britain, February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

Scotland Seeks New Independence Vote before Brexit

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 13, 2017 | World

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Monday that Scotland will begin the process next week for making a request to the British government to hold a new independence referendum once the terms of Britain’s exit from the European Union have become clearer....