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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif seen at King Abdulaziz International Airport- SPA

Saudi Arabia Calls for High-Level Meeting to Discuss Syria’s Future

by Heba al-Qodsi and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 19, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

New York, Jeddah – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayeff left Jeddah for the U.S. to head the Kingdom’s delegation at the 71st annual session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He was seen off at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Makkah Gov....

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A member of military forces loyal to Libya’s eastern government points to a fire near the Libyan cement factory during clashes with the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of former anti-Gaddafi rebels who have joined forces with Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, in Benghazi, Libya April 15, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Libyan Parliament might Grant Amnesty to Rebels in Oil Crescent Region

by Khalid Mahmoud | Sep 18, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh Issa called on all the armed in the oil crescent region to hand out their weapons to the Libyan National Army (LNA) and the guards of the oil facilities. From his part, Prime Minister of Libya’s unity government Fayez Seraj...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry talks with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a ceremony at the United Nations in Geneva November 24, 2013. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Washington Threatens to Stop Cooperation with Moscow

by Hiba Al-Qudsi Jordan Daqamssa and Taha Abdul Wahed | Sep 16, 2016 | Middle East

Washington, New York, Moscow: The White House threatened on Thursday to stop cooperation with Russia over the Syrian crisis, if Moscow fails to force Syrian head of regime Bashar al-Assad to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to besieged areas. The White House...

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Human rights lawyer and member of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights Yasmin Sooka, answers journalists’ questions during a press conference at the headquarters of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Juba on September 15, 2016, AFP

U.N. Commission Raises South Sudan Concerns

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 15, 2016 | World

A U.N. human rights commission raised many concerns on Thursday revolving around the intimidation of civil society activists, harassment of journalists and other rights abuses in South Sudan. Officials from the U.N. Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan were...

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Machinery operates following a fire in an oil storage tank at the port of Es Sider, in Ras Lanuf, Libya January 24, 2016. Picture taken January 24, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Eastern Libyan Commander’s Forces Seize Key Oil Ports

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 11, 2016 | Middle East

Forces loyal to east Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar on Sunday seized at least two key oil ports from a rival force loyal to the U.N.-backed government, risking a new conflict over the OPEC nation’s resources. Ahmed al-Mismari, a spokesman for Haftar’s...