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EU Extends Sanctions on Russia by Six months

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 20, 2016 | World

The European Union yesterday announced its decision to extend anti-Russia sanctions until the end of July 2017. Europe adopted these sanctions which are targeted at specific sectors of the economy in July 2014 as part of the European reaction to “Russia’s practices...

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American Detained by Houthis For 18 Months is Released

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 8, 2016 | Middle East

The US Secretary of State John Kerry announced the release of Wallead Yusuf Pitts Luqman, the third American citizen to be detained in Yemen since last October, after he was kidnapped by Houthis in Yemen and held for more than a year and a half. Kerry said in a...

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Saudi Authorities Arrest 1,461 People Suspected of Drug Offences

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 24, 2016 | Middle East

Authorities in Saudi Arabia revealed that 1,461 people, including 512 Saudis and 949 people of 38 different nationalities, have been arrested during the past six months for involvement in smuggling, transporting, receiving and selling drugs and psychotropic...