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Palestinian honor guards carry the coffin of Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein during his funeral in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on December 11, 2014. (REUTERS/Ammar Awad)


Dispute over what killed Palestinian official

Dispute over what killed Palestinian official

Ramallah, AP—Israeli and Palestinian pathologists disagreed Thursday on whether a blow to the body or a bad heart was the main cause of death of a Palestinian Cabinet minister who collapsed shortly after scuffling with Israeli troops during a West Bank protest....
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Brazilian President and presidential candidate for the Workers Party, Dilma Rousseff, delivers a speech in Brasilia on October 5, 2014, after general elections. (AFP PHOTO / EVARISTO SA)


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Syria’s ex-Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Qadri Jamil listens during a news conference in Moscow, in this August 21, 2012 file picture (REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Files)


Syria: Assad fires deputy PM

Syria: Assad fires deputy PM

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad fired his deputy prime minister Qadri Jamil on Tuesday, citing unauthorized contacts with foreign diplomats and absence from his post. A statement on Syrian state TV said: “Jamil was dismissed because he...
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A non-associated gas processing facility. (Photograph: Saudi Aramco)


Saudi Aramco announces shale gas investment

Saudi Aramco announces shale gas investment

Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Aramco Oil Company announced that it will intensify efforts to invest in exploration for conventional and unconventional oil and gas. The announcement came in statement made by Aramco president and chief executive officer, Khalid...
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Brazilian chancellor Luiz Alberto Figueiredo (L), and Minister of Justice Jose Eduardo Cardoso (R) speak during a press conference at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, 02 September 2013, on the new complaints that United States spied on Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (EPA/FERNANDO BIZERRA JR).