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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (AFP)

Erdogan Expands Powers over Intelligence Agency

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Aug 26, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tightened his grip on Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization on Friday after issuing a decree that said the MIT, which was previously under the prime minister, would now report to the president. The decree gave the...

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The Secrets of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Success

by L. Rafael Reif | May 23, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

On a recent trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, I was struck by the implications of this demographic fact: More than half of the Kingdom’s population is under the age of 25. At a time when many industrialized nations must contend with the shrinking and aging of their...

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Police officers take position during a search for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects in Watertown, Massachusetts, April 19, 2013. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Police Continue Search for Remaining Boston Bombing Suspect

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 19, 2013 | World

Boston, Associated Press—Police in the Boston area are pursuing Dzhokar Tsarnaev, 19, a foreign national, as a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, according to a federal law enforcement official. Tsarnaev’s 20-year-old brother, whose name has not yet been...

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Officers wearing tactical gear arrive at the Watertown neighborhood of Boston, Friday, April 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

One Boston Marathon Bomb Suspect Dead

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 19, 2013 | World

Watertown, Associated Press—One of two suspects in the deadly Boston Marathon bombing is dead and a massive manhunt is underway for another, authorities said early Friday. Residents of Watertown, a suburb just outside Boston, have been advised by police to keep their...