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Top StoriesLondon – Wednesday, June 28th, 2017London 28-6-2017

North Korea Says Would Impose Death Penalty on South Korea Ex-President

North Korea released a statement on Wednesday saying it would be “imposing the death penalty” on the South’s former president …

OIC Secretary General Condemns Suicide Attacks in Nigeria

SEDCO Development Announces Start of Jeddah’s Al-Rawdah Complex

Facebook, Free Expression and the Power of a Leak

North Korea Says Would Impose Death Penalty on South Korea Ex-President - OIC Secretary General Condemns Suicide Attacks in Nigeria - SEDCO Development Announces Start of Jeddah’s Al-Rawdah Complex - Facebook, Free Expression and the Power of a Leak - Brazil’s Temer Defiant as he Faces more Corruption Charges - A Historic Estate in the Lake District - A Battle Over Prayer in Schools Tests Canada’s Multiculturalism - Two Saudis Injured in Najran by Shrapnel from Houthi Projectile Attack - Assad in Hmeimim Base: ‘I Won’t Forget Moscow’s Stance’ - 6 Charged over England’s 1989 Hillsborough Stadium Disaster

North Korea Says Would Impose Death Penalty on South Korea Ex-President

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OIC Secretary General Condemns Suicide Attacks in Nigeria

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SEDCO Development Announces Start of Jeddah’s Al-Rawdah Complex

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LATEST OPINIONS

- Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
  Doha Must Raise the White Flag
  In face of the recent angry boycott of Qatar, Doha is like a trapped cat searching for a way out. Rather than dealing with its crisis and admitting it had become a serious and dangerous threat to…
- Eyad Abu Shakra
  It Is Southern Syria, Smart Guys!
  Waiting for Washington’s position towards old nationalist Kurdish aspirations, at least in Northern Syria, more interest is silently being accorded to what may be the most serious flashpoint in the…
- Noah Smith
  Why Americans Feel So Good about a Mediocre Economy
  A strange thing seems to be happening to the US economy. On surveys, businesspeople and consumers say the future looks bright. But recent economic activity hasn't appeared very robust. Andrew Ross…
- Leonid Bershidsky
  Angela Merkel Embraces German Nationalism with a Twist
  There are certain points in history when it makes sense for a leader to define what it means to belong to a country and a culture. In 2017, quite a few countries appear to need a reminder. German…

MIDDLE EAST NEWS

OIC Secretary General Condemns Suicide Attacks in Nigeria

The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, has strongly condemned the series …

Two Saudis Injured in Najran by Shrapnel from Houthi Projectile Attack

Assad in Hmeimim Base: ‘I Won’t Forget Moscow’s Stance’

Egypt Air Force Razes 12 Weapon-Loaded Vehicles Trying to Infiltrate Libyan Borders

Will Libya Succeed in Becoming ‘Europe’s Guardian’ to Stop Immigrants?

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Netanyahu

Israel’s Syrian Agendas

Nazir Majli4 days agoJune 24, 20170 496

Saudi

Mohammed bin Salman: The Architect behind Foreign Alliances, Local Development

Abdullah Al Haida, Mosaid Al Zayani6 days agoJune 22, 20170 498

Woman walks past a painting of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran

Trump and 5 Conditions for Regime Change in Iran

Amir TaheriJune 20, 2017, 2:23 pmJune 20, 20170 1016

religion

Sociological and Anthropological Conceptions of Modern Religious Movements

Khaled YamoutJune 19, 2017, 10:22 amJune 19, 20170 703

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

Crown Prince Patronizes Deluge 6 Exercise

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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

SEDCO

SEDCO Development Announces Start of Jeddah’s Al-Rawdah Complex

2 hours agoJune 28, 2017 16

This 34-acre estate is listed for $4.74 million (£3.75 million) and sits on the eastern shore of Lake Windermere, part of the Lake District in northwest England. Known as the Town Head, the property has been owned by the same family since 1790. Credit: Andrew Testa for The New York Times

A Historic Estate in the Lake District

3 hours agoJune 28, 2017 22

Rising Economic Risks Increase Doha Losses

Rising Economic Risks Increase Doha Losses

5 hours agoJune 28, 2017 48

Saudi Arabia

Houthi attack on Saudi border town of Najran. Reuters

Two Saudis Injured in Najran by Shrapnel from Houthi Projectile Attack

4 hours agoJune 28, 2017 37

Qatar

Saudi Arabia: No Negotiations with Qatar over Demands

11 hours agoJune 28, 2017 99

Saudi

Saudi Crown Prince Discusses Bilateral Ties with Japanese PM

1 day agoJune 27, 2017 201

World

Iran

Third of EU Lawmakers Demand Sanctions against Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

78

FARC

Colombia’s FARC Rebels Lay down Arms, Ending Decades of Conflict

69

Venezuela

Maduro Slams ‘Terrorist’ Coup after Helicopter Attacks Venezuela Supreme Court

75

Lifestyle

Hillsborough

6 Charged over England’s 1989 Hillsborough Stadium Disaster

Asharq Al-Awsat English5 hours agoJune 28, 20170 44

Ronaldo

Real Madrid’s Mixed Messages Put the Ball back in Cristiano Ronaldo’s Court

Sid Lowe5 hours agoJune 28, 20170 50

Qatar

Garcia Report Questions Qatar’s Efforts to Sway FIFA to Allow it to Host World Cup

Asharq Al-Awsat English12 hours agoJune 28, 20170 98

UAE’s Sharjah Designated as UNESCO’s World Book Capital for 2019

Asharq Al-Awsat English1 day agoJune 27, 20170 148

Pellegrino

Mauricio Pellegrino, the Complete Coach who Hates Losing and Frets when he Wins

Sid Lowe1 day agoJune 27, 20170 177

Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis Retires at 60. The Three-Time Oscar Winner Doesn’t Say Why.

Samantha Schmidt1 day agoJune 27, 20170 178

Can Doctors Become a Computer Program in the Future?

Asharq Al-Awsat2 days agoJune 27, 20170 187

Mohamed Salah in action with Lazio's Stefan de Vrij. Liverpool on Thursday completed the signing of Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah from AS Roma for a fee reported to be 39 million euros ($43.5 million)

Mohamed Salah May Have Flopped at Chelsea but He Can Fly at Liverpool

Jonathan Wilson2 days agoJune 26, 20170 339

FEATURES

A Battle Over Prayer in Schools Tests Canada’s Multiculturalism

Raqqa Residents in Turkey Demand Safe Passage for City’s Civilians

‘Lone-Wolf’ Attacks: A Failed Strategy in Saudi Arabia

Israel’s Syrian Agendas

Mohammed bin Salman: The Architect behind Foreign Alliances, Local Development

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Iran

Iran Heads towards Iraqi-Syrian Border

Abdulrahman Al-RashedJune 4, 2017, 9:57 amJune 4, 20170 2782

Ford to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Gave Syrians False Hope

Ibrahim HamidiJune 19, 2017, 7:24 amJune 19, 20170 1865

Caricature

Amjad Rasmi

SYRIA WATCH

Bashar al-Assad in Hmeimim Air Base.

Assad in Hmeimim Base: ‘I Won’t Forget Moscow’s Stance’

London- On the sidelines of his visit to Hmeimim military air base, where Russian air forces are based, head of … Asharq Al-Awsat4 hours agoJune 28, 20170 60

PACE to Dismiss its President for Visiting Assad

PACE to Dismiss its President for Visiting Assad

Asharq Al-Awsat5 hours agoJune 28, 20170 45

Raqqa

Raqqa Residents in Turkey Demand Safe Passage for City’s Civilians

Kamal Sheikho10 hours agoJune 28, 20170 84

Israeli soldiers walk near mobile artillery units near the border with Syria in the Golan Heights

It Is Southern Syria, Smart Guys!

Eyad Abu Shakra10 hours agoJune 28, 20170 108

US WATCH

A smartphone user shows the Facebook application on his phone in Zenica, in this photo illustration

Facebook, Free Expression and the Power of a Leak

The First Amendment protects our right to use social networks like Facebook and Twitter, the Supreme Court declared last week. … Margot e. Kaminski and Kate Klonick2 hours agoJune 28, 20170 18

Trump

Warm Trump, Modi Talks Focus on Terrorism, Trade

Asharq Al-Awsat English1 day agoJune 27, 20170 156

Trump

Limited Version of Trump’s Travel Ban Approved by Supreme Court

Asharq Al-Awsat English1 day agoJune 27, 20170 190

In this file photo from Thursday, October 21, 2010, Al-Shabaab fighters display weapons as they conduct military exercises in northern Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh-FILE)

US Backing Negotiations between Mogadishu and Somali al-Shabab Leader

Asharq Al-Awsat2 days agoJune 26, 20170 317

YEMEN WATCH

Houthi attack on Saudi border town of Najran. Reuters

Two Saudis Injured in Najran by Shrapnel from Houthi Projectile Attack

Najran- Two Saudi nationals were injured on Tuesday when a projectile launched from Yemen by Houthi militants landed in the … Asharq Al-Awsat4 hours agoJune 28, 20170 37

Cholera patient in Yemen

WHO Says Cholera Outbreak Partly Curbed in Yemen

Asharq Al-Awsat8 hours agoJune 28, 20170 79

Yemen

Yemen Army Regains Control over Strategic Areas in Marib

Asharq Al-Awsat1 day agoJune 27, 20170 244

Hadi: Yemen on Verge of Important Victories

Asharq Al-Awsat3 days agoJune 26, 20170 335

TECHNOLOGY

Twitter

Ideas Sparked by the Ebbs and Flows of Twitter Conversations

1 day agoJune 27, 2017 157

Google

India Launches New Digital Maps Service to Replace Google

2 days agoJune 27, 2017 318

chinese

Chinese Drone for Beginners

4 days agoJune 24, 2017 526

wifi

Why Your Next Wi-Fi Setup Should Be a Mesh Network

June 20, 2017, 3:00 pmJune 20, 2017 899

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INTERVIEWS

al-Mahdi

Former Sudan PM al-Mahdi: Lift of US Sanctions will Change Nothing

5 hours agoJune 28, 2017 44

Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil speaks during a press conference in Berlin, on May 6, 2014

Bassil: Our Alliance with Future Movement Will Be Translated in Elections

8 hours agoJune 28, 2017 61

Muslim

Kurdish Democratic Union Party Chief: Our Forces are Advancing in Raqqa

1 day agoJune 27, 2017 163

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