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A customer exchanging his Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in Seoul, South Korea, in October. CREDIT: KIM HONG-JI/REUTERS

Biggest Tech Failures and Successes of 2016

by Brian X. Chen | Dec 20, 2016 | Technology

If you love technology, it may be time for a group hug: This year has been rough for consumer technology. From exploding smartphones and hoverboards to the proliferation of fake news on social media, many of our tech hardware, software and web products suffered...

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Moscow, Iranian Minister of Defense to Discuss an 8 Billion Dollar Arms Deal

Moscow, Iranian Minister of Defense to Discuss an 8 Billion Dollar Arms Deal

by Sami Amara | Feb 17, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

In the prospect of intensifying military cooperation between Russia and Iran, Hossein Dehghan, Iranian Minister of Defense arrived to Moscow and instigated deliberations with his peer Sergey Shoygu. Dehghan is also expected to later meet Russian President Vladimir...

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Saudi Arabia Expands Sectors Drawing in Investment

EU Confident Can Deliver $3 Billion in Assistance to Turkey

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Jan 25, 2016 | Business

Riyadh, on Sunday evening, launched the activities of the ninth international competitiveness forum for 2016. The forum has been successfully launched under the patronage of The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and will entitle “Sector...

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Opinion: What Middle East are we to Expect in 2016?

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Jan 5, 2016 | Opinion

Pictures of an emaciated man from the besieged Syrian town of Madaya in the Rif Dimashq Governorate, who died after failing to exchange his car for some food, may best reflect the latest development of Syria’s debacle which welcomes 2016 with new and old baggage that...

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King Salman bin Abdulaziz

Saudi Budget Ushers in the Era of Income Diversity

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 29, 2015 | Business

King Salman bin Abdulaziz directs the Economic and Development Council: By launching a comprehensive reform program of a 840 billion SAR worth of expenses and a 513 SAR worth return in revenue, all in a plan of regulating both water and power consumption. On Monday,...