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OPEC logo is pictured ahead of an informal meeting between members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Algiers, Algeria September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

OPEC: Big Saudi Oil Cut Boosts Compliance with Deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 13, 2017 | Business

OPEC’s oil giant, Saudi Arabia, made a large cut in its crude output in January to support prices and lessen a glut, helping boost compliance with the group’s supply-reduction deal to a record high of more than 90 percent. “The preliminary numbers are...

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British soldiers speak to migrants on a beach at Royal Air Force (RAF) Akrotiri in Cyprus, October 21, 2015, in this handout courtesy of the RAF. REUTERS/RAF/Handout via Reuters

Cyprus Talks Stumble over Turkish-Greek Dispute

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 14, 2017 | World

Geneva- Hopes for a peace deal on Cyprus stalled Friday over controversial Greek and Turkish statements. A number of officials earlier expressed optimism regarding reaching a deal and solving the issue after five days of negotiations in Geneva between Cypriot...

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Opinion: Dialogue With Iran is an Unrealistic Idea

by Salman Al-dossary | Jan 5, 2017 | Opinion

The story is not about the terrorist attack on a prison in Bahrain using pistols and automatic rifles in the style of films that resulted in a police officer being killed and 10 dangerous prisoners to escape. Nor was it about the planning that accompanied the...

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Iran’s Press Change Tune on the “Nuke Deal”

by Amir Taheri | Dec 12, 2016 | Features

Last year as world media was gripped with excitement about what President Obama presented as “a once-in-a-lifetime” nuclear deal with Iran, the leadership in Tehran was in feverish mode over who should secure what part of the credit. Tehran dailies favorable to the...

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Rouhani Tries to Salvage the Nuclear Deal With Obama

by Amir Taheri | Dec 7, 2016 | Features

Shaken by the surprise election of Donald J Trump as the next US President, the leadership in Tehran is trying to deal with the unknown with a mixture of threats and promises. A glimpse into the leadership’s thinking came yesterday in a speech by President Hassan...