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Russian Hackers Targeted 21 States in 2016 US Elections

Russian government hackers targeted 21 American states during the 2016 presidential elections in an attempt to sway the vote in …

Merkel, Schulz in Final Appeal to German Voters ahead of Sunday Polls

Search for Mexico Quake Survivors Winds Down

China to Limit Some Oil Exports to North Korea Starting October

Russian Hackers Targeted 21 States in 2016 US Elections - Merkel, Schulz in Final Appeal to German Voters ahead of Sunday Polls - Search for Mexico Quake Survivors Winds Down - China to Limit Some Oil Exports to North Korea Starting October - Real Betis Keep their Heads to Leave Real Madrid Assessing Early-Season Damage - Man Held in Denmark for ISIS Links - Egypt: No More Paper Cheques in December - Libyan National Congress: UN Special Representative's Plan will not Succeed - Thousands in Bali Flee from Mount Agung after Volcano Alert - South Korea Dismisses China Claim Quake in North Caused by ‘Explosion’

Russian Hackers Targeted 21 States in 2016 US Elections

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Merkel, Schulz in Final Appeal to German Voters ahead of Sunday Polls

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Search for Mexico Quake Survivors Winds Down

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  The Kurdish Referendum Imbroglio
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  The Near East’s Costly Wrong Bets
  As uncertainty engulfs a bleeding Near East, besieged by regional and global powers each pursuing its own agenda, dormant ambitions and sensitivities are waking up and finding the current situation…
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  The Tale of Saudi-Emirati Invasion of Qatar
  A news agency has quoted the White House as saying that US President Donald Trump succeeded in preventing a Saudi-Emirati military attack on Qatar. Barely an hour later, the US President issued a…

MIDDLE EAST NEWS

Libyan National Congress: UN Special Representative’s Plan will not Succeed

Cairo- The roadmap proposed by UN Sec-Gen Special Representative and Head of UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Ghassan Salame …

Yemen Envoy Ould Cheikh Resumes Talks after Getting Term Extension

Kurdish Referendum: Between Turkish Threats and Iranian Caution

Syria: Russian Missiles against Nusra Front in Idlib, Israeli Raids near Damascus

Bassil-Muallem Meeting Deepens Lebanese Division on ‘Normalization’

EDITOR'S PICK

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Kurdistan

Iraqi Kurdistan Referendum Beats Drums of Ethnic War

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Amr Moussa Reveals Scenes from his Journey with Diplomacy

Mohamed Nabil Helmy2 days agoSeptember 21, 20170 211

al-Qaeda

Questions on al-Qaeda’s Possible Return

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Iran

Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corruption Empire

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ISIS

Amaq – 24/7 News Agency Run by ISIS

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Saudi Sources: the Ultimate Solution in Yemen will Put an End to the Militias

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef

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Yemen

Air Strikes Target al Qaeda in Yemen, Troops Capture Aden District

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Canadian Immigration Minister John McCallum attends the meeting on global responsibility sharing through pathways for admission of Syrian refugees, in Geneva

10,000 More Syrian Refugees to Be Taken in by Canada

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Business

China

China to Limit Some Oil Exports to North Korea Starting October

1 hour agoSeptember 23, 2017 15

Egypt: No More Paper Cheques in December

3 hours agoSeptember 23, 2017 33

Algeria

Algeria Turns to Islamic Banking to Resolve its Financial Crisis

10 hours agoSeptember 23, 2017 70

Saudi Arabia

Henzel: US Values Longstanding Relationship with Saudi Arabia

7 hours agoSeptember 23, 2017 56

Saudi Arabia Celebrates National Day

8 hours agoSeptember 23, 2017 115

Saudi Arabia Disagrees with Houthi Militias, Not Citizens

1 day agoSeptember 22, 2017 158

World

Korea

South Korea Dismisses China Claim Quake in North Caused by ‘Explosion’

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Canadian Sanctions on Venezuela’s Maduro

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Khoramshahr

Iran Continues Violation of Nuclear Deal by Testing Ballistic Missile

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Lifestyle

Betis

Real Betis Keep their Heads to Leave Real Madrid Assessing Early-Season Damage

Sid Lowe2 hours agoSeptember 23, 20170 23

Thousands in Bali Flee from Mount Agung after Volcano Alert

Asharq Al-Awsat English4 hours agoSeptember 23, 20170 36

Scientists used the CRISPR-Cas9 system to 'edit' growing human embryos to see what would occur when a key gene was removed. Pictured is an edited embryo without OCT4 on the fifth day of development - it does not form a proper blastocyst

Scientists Edit Embryos’ Genes to Study Early Human Development

Asharq Al-Awsat23 hours agoSeptember 22, 20170 130

In the Gutiérrez family workshop, samples of colored wool, palm fronds and prickly pears.

In Mexico, Weavers Embrace Natural Alternatives to Toxic Dyes

Erica Goode23 hours agoSeptember 22, 20170 125

Manchester City’s left-back Benjamin Mendy bursts past Daryl Janmaat of Watford during the visitors 6-0 win at Vicarage Road.

Manchester City Justify Pep Guardiola’s £130m Spent on Full-Backs

Paul Doyle24 hours agoSeptember 22, 20170 177

Should You Consider a Coronary Artery Calcium Scan?

Should You Consider a Coronary Artery Calcium Scan?

Asharq Al-Awsat1 day agoSeptember 22, 20170 132

King Salman Praises Saudi Football Team’s World Cup Qualification

Asharq Al-Awsat2 days agoSeptember 21, 20170 266

Sleeping on a plane

Sleeping in Planes May Damage Hearing

Asharq Al-Awsat2 days agoSeptember 21, 20170 201

FEATURES

Iraqi Kurdistan Referendum Beats Drums of Ethnic War

Dealing With Iran, Trump Has Many Options

US Expands Kabul Security Zone

Amr Moussa Reveals Scenes from his Journey with Diplomacy

Is It Even Possible to Protect a Public Transit System from Terror?

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Action is Needed to Save Idlib before it’s too Late

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Khomeini or Kim? Khamenei’s Real Teacher

Amir TaheriSeptember 1, 2017, 6:12 amSeptember 1, 20170 1240

SYRIA WATCH

ISIS

Man Held in Denmark for ISIS Links

Denmark jailed on Saturday a man for 25 days for his links to the ISIS terrorist group. He was held … Asharq Al-Awsat English2 hours agoSeptember 23, 20170 28

Syria

Syria: Russian Missiles against Nusra Front in Idlib, Israeli Raids near Damascus

Taha Abdul Wahed and Asharq Al Awsat6 hours agoSeptember 23, 20170 97

Bassil-Muallem Meeting Deepens Lebanese Division on ‘Normalization’

Paula Astih6 hours agoSeptember 23, 20170 67

Aoun Rejects Settlement, Stresses Refugees’ Safe Return to Syria

Jordan Dakamseh1 day agoSeptember 22, 20170 175

US WATCH

Russia

Russian Hackers Targeted 21 States in 2016 US Elections

Russian government hackers targeted 21 American states during the 2016 presidential elections in an attempt to sway the vote in … Asharq Al-Awsat EnglishJust nowSeptember 23, 20170 0

Henzel: US Values Longstanding Relationship with Saudi Arabia

Asharq Al-Awsat7 hours agoSeptember 23, 20170 56

Saudi Arabia, US Look Into Applying Pre-Screening on Passengers

Asharq Al-Awsat1 day agoSeptember 22, 20170 205

Trump

Trump Approves New Sanctions on Companies Dealing with North Korea

Heba El Koudsy1 day agoSeptember 22, 20170 173

YEMEN WATCH

Cheikh

Yemen Envoy Ould Cheikh Resumes Talks after Getting Term Extension

Cairo, London and New York – United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed will commence a new … Sawsan Abu Husain and Asharq Al-Awsat5 hours agoSeptember 23, 20170 62

Hadi: We have Exhausted Peaceful Means to Prevent Rebels from Implementing Iran’s Agenda

Asharq Al-Awsat1 day agoSeptember 22, 20170 188

British Government Spokesman: Houthis are not Cooperating, We don’t Support Kurdistan’s Referendum

Musaid Al-Zayani1 day agoSeptember 22, 20170 125

Yemen

Yemeni Rights Group Reports Houthi Recruitment of Child Soldiers

Asharq Al-Awsat3 days agoSeptember 20, 20170 265

TECHNOLOGY

British Scientists Use Genome Editing to Study Human Embryo Development

3 days agoSeptember 20, 2017 331

Robots

Artificial Skin to Provide Robots with Sense of Touch

4 days agoSeptember 19, 2017 472

Ford

Ford’s New Self-driving Vehicle Talks to Pedestrians via Light Signals

September 15, 2017, 4:30 pmSeptember 15, 2017 869

apple

Answers to Your Questions About Apple’s New iPhones

September 15, 2017, 3:30 pmSeptember 15, 2017 879

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INTERVIEWS

Trump announces Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as his National Security Adviser at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida

McMaster: Iran Biggest Threat to Arab Security

September 16, 2017, 2:17 pmSeptember 16, 2017 498

Barzani

Barzani: Maliki’s Crime against Kurdish Region Worse than Saddam’s Anfal Operation

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Dutch

Dutch Scholar Nikolaos van Dam: Syria in Dilemma

August 29, 2017, 1:59 pmAugust 29, 2017 1168

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