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Israeli Forces Make 15 West Bank Arrests

Israeli occupation forces on Thursday arrested 15 Palestinians from various West Bank cities, according to a Palestinian source. The Palestinian …

Polish Lawmakers Adopt Supreme Court Reform

UN Report Proclaims HIV Infections, Deaths Declining

Trump Just Came Very Close to Killing the Iran Deal

Israeli Forces Make 15 West Bank Arrests - Polish Lawmakers Adopt Supreme Court Reform - UN Report Proclaims HIV Infections, Deaths Declining - Trump Just Came Very Close to Killing the Iran Deal - Tiemoué Bakayoko: A Deft Midfield Monster Who Could Become a Superstar at Chelsea - Ronald Koeman Seeks Finishing Touch to Everton’s £150m Spending Spree - Qatari Efforts to Increase Trade with Tehran - Erdogan Sends New Batch of Troops to Doha before visiting the Gulf - Saudi Arabia Follows Up Operational Plans to Receive 83,800 Iranian Pilgrims - Saudi Airlines Receives 10th Boeing B787-9 Aircraft

Israeli Forces Make 15 West Bank Arrests

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Polish Lawmakers Adopt Supreme Court Reform

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Lifestyle & Culture

UN Report Proclaims HIV Infections, Deaths Declining

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LATEST OPINIONS

- Eli Lake
  Trump Just Came Very Close to Killing the Iran Deal
  Under President Barack Obama this kind of thing was routine. Since the Iran nuclear deal was reached in 2015, every few months the State Department would inform Congress that the Tehran government…
- Eyad Abu Shakra
  Iran’s Nuclear Deal Is Two Years Old
  “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last” (Winston Churchill) Marking two years since Iran’s nuclear deal (JCPOA), we would be badly mistaken if we assumed…
- Daniel Moss
  Change is Coming at the ECB
  The European Central Bank is wrestling with how to exit the super-accommodative policy that's dominated Mario Draghi's tenure as president. In trying to determine the path of this off-ramp, it…
- Salman Al-dossary
  Filing Away the Qatari Crisis … Temporarily
  Forty-five days have passed since Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt took their measures against Qatar. A Kuwaiti mediation tried and strove to resolve the crisis, but the…

MIDDLE EAST NEWS

Israeli Forces Make 15 West Bank Arrests

Israeli occupation forces on Thursday arrested 15 Palestinians from various West Bank cities, according to a Palestinian source. The Palestinian …

Qatari Efforts to Increase Trade with Tehran

Erdogan Sends New Batch of Troops to Doha before visiting the Gulf

Saudi Arabia Follows Up Operational Plans to Receive 83,800 Iranian Pilgrims

King Salman Promotes, Appoints 136 Justice Ministry Judges

EDITOR'S PICK

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Will the Americans Abandon Us?

Noah Bonsey1 day agoJuly 19, 20170 202

US: Plight of the Innocent Muslim with the Far-Right

Emile Amin3 days agoJuly 17, 20170 317

Lebanon’s Elections on the Rhythms of ‘Consensual Democracy’

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West Mosul Residents Start Task of Rebuilding their Destroyed City

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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

Crown Prince Patronizes Deluge 6 Exercise

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Yemen

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

March 31, 2016, 4:20 pmApril 1, 20160 30789

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

Saudi

Saudi Airlines Receives 10th Boeing B787-9 Aircraft

7 hours agoJuly 20, 2017 53

Saudi

Lebanon Looks to Investment Partnerships with KSA in Petrochemicals, Industry, Leisure

8 hours agoJuly 20, 2017 62

oil

Saudi Bahri Adds Giant Oil Tanker ‘ASLAF’ to its Fleet

8 hours agoJuly 20, 2017 59

Saudi Arabia

Saudi

Saudi Arabia Follows Up Operational Plans to Receive 83,800 Iranian Pilgrims

7 hours agoJuly 20, 2017 72

Macron

King Salman Promotes, Appoints 136 Justice Ministry Judges

7 hours agoJuly 20, 2017 79

King Salman Renames Makkah Residential Project as Al-Faisaliah

10 hours agoJuly 20, 2017 68

World

Washington Seeks Fairer US-China Trade Relations

174

French Military Chief Quits over Macron Budget Cuts

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Huntsman

Trump to Nominate Veteran Diplomat as Russia Ambassador

182

Lifestyle

UN Report Proclaims HIV Infections, Deaths Declining

Asharq Al-Awsat English2 hours agoJuly 20, 20170 16

sport

Tiemoué Bakayoko: A Deft Midfield Monster Who Could Become a Superstar at Chelsea

Paul Doyle5 hours agoJuly 20, 20170 54

sport

Ronald Koeman Seeks Finishing Touch to Everton’s £150m Spending Spree

Andy Hunter6 hours agoJuly 20, 20170 60

Oldest Emoji in the World Found in Turkey

Said Abdul Razzak12 hours agoJuly 20, 20170 62

Artificial Sweeteners May Lead to Weight Gain

Asharq Al-Awsat12 hours agoJuly 20, 20170 60

Doctors Confirm Success of World’s First Child Double Hand Transplant

Asharq Al-Awsat English1 day agoJuly 19, 20170 138

Text for Happiness. Or Sadness. Get Art Back.

Melena Ryzik1 day agoJuly 19, 20170 128

Walker

Kyle Walker for £50m? Collective Madness has Gripped the Premier League

Jonathan Wilson1 day agoJuly 19, 20170 209

FEATURES

Yazidi Female Fighters at Raqqa’s Battlefront to Free Women Taken Hostage

Will the Americans Abandon Us?

A Year After the Coup, Where is Turkey Heading?

As ISIS Militants Routed in Iraq, their Families Fear Reprisals

US: Plight of the Innocent Muslim with the Far-Right

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Qatar

Qatar Employs ‘Electronic Army’ to Spark ‘Revolt’ in Saudi Arabia

Asharq Al-AwsatJuly 7, 2017, 7:45 amJuly 7, 20170 1718

Egypt: Rare Manuscript Discovered in Saint Catherine Monastery

Waleed Abdul RahmanJuly 7, 2017, 8:15 amJuly 7, 20170 1361

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SYRIA WATCH

Syria

Fighting Renewed between Nusra Front, Ahrar al-Sham in Idlib Countryside

Beirut- The fighting that took place Tuesday between Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, commonly referred to as Tahrir al-Sham, which includes factions … Paula Astih11 hours agoJuly 20, 20170 64

Warnings of ‘Political Trap’ in Tension between Lebanese, Syrian Refugees

Asharq Al-Awsat13 hours agoJuly 20, 20170 62

Yazidi Female Fighters at Raqqa’s Battlefront to Free Women Taken Hostage

Asharq Al-Awsat14 hours agoJuly 20, 20170 105

Will the Americans Abandon Us?

Noah Bonsey1 day agoJuly 19, 20170 202

US WATCH

Iran

Trump Just Came Very Close to Killing the Iran Deal

Under President Barack Obama this kind of thing was routine. Since the Iran nuclear deal was reached in 2015, every … Eli Lake5 hours agoJuly 20, 20170 47

Trump Says Regrets Hiring AG Jeff Sessions

Asharq Al-Awsat English9 hours agoJuly 20, 20170 70

US Slams Hezbollah amid Israeli Claim that Lebanese Army is Ignoring Group’s Activity

Asharq Al-Awsat English9 hours agoJuly 20, 20170 79

Office: US Senator McCain Diagnosed with Brain Cancer

Asharq Al-Awsat English13 hours agoJuly 20, 20170 92

YEMEN WATCH

Yemen

Al-Mekhlafi: Even UN Staff Need Visa to Enter Yemen

Jeddah– Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdel-Malak Al-Mekhlafi said that a number of persons have illegally entered Yemen, … Said Al-Abyad11 hours agoJuly 20, 20170 83

Yemen

KSrelief Repatriates 316 Stranded Somalis

Asharq Al-Awsat14 hours agoJuly 20, 20170 73

Yemen

Yemeni Government Informs UN Envoy of Houthi Violations

Sa'ed Al-Abyadh1 day agoJuly 19, 20170 150

US: Iran’s Support to Houthis Prolongs Conflict in Yemen

Khater al-Khater1 day agoJuly 19, 20170 158

TECHNOLOGY

Amazon

Alexa, What Happens if the Echo Has a Screen? You Get This Review

2 days agoJuly 18, 2017 274

Amazon Invades Chat World to Compete with WhatsApp

3 days agoJuly 18, 2017 297

google

How to Use Google Image Search on the Go

July 11, 2017, 3:30 pmJuly 11, 2017 1050

battery

Taking Charge of the Battery Icon

July 11, 2017, 3:00 pmJuly 11, 2017 943

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INTERVIEWS

Carafano

Heritage Foundation Deputy Director: Iran’s Middle East Dream is an Illusion

3 days agoJuly 17, 2017 245

Yemen’s Information Minister Slams Houthi Delusion over ‘Legitimacy’ Differences

6 days agoJuly 15, 2017 348

Japanese FM

Japanese FM: We Welcome De-escalation Efforts in Syria

6 days agoJuly 14, 2017 358

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