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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

Obama, Suleiman agree to keep Lebanon out of Syrian conflict

Washington/Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—US President Barack Obama telephoned Lebanese President Michel Suleiman yesterday to discuss developments in Syria, especially Hezbollah’s role in the ongoing crisis in Syria. A White House statement said: “President Obama stressed his concern about Hezbollah’s growing and active role in fighting on behalf of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime, which contradicted Lebanese government policies.” The statement added that Obama and Suleima...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

US Senate: Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes

Washington, AP—The world's most valuable company, Apple Inc., employs a group of affiliate companies located in Ireland to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes, a Senate investigation has found—and its CEO will be questioned Tuesday. Apple is holding overseas some USD 102 billion of its USD 145 billion in cash, and an Irish subsidiary that earned USD 22 billion in 2011 paid only USD 10 million in taxes, according to the report issued Monday by the Senate Permanent Subcommit...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

Many children among 91 feared dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma

Oklahoma, Reuters—At least 91 people, including 20 children, are feared killed after a 2-mile-wide tornado tore through an Oklahoma City suburb, trapping victims beneath the rubb...

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Afshin Molavi
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on : Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

Coping with the US Hydrocarbon Revolution

Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—The United States is in the midst of an “oil boom” and a “hydrocarbon revolution” that will add significant new supply to oil markets over the...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 20 May, 2013

Venezuela says taking steps to restore US diplomatic ties

Caracas, Reuters—Venezuela's recent designation of an acting head of its diplomatic mission in the United States shows the OPEC nation's desire to restore full diplomatic rel...

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Abdullah Al-Otaibi
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on : Monday, 20 May, 2013

Opinion: A New Cold War

It seems like we are facing a new Cold War. There is a coming together of international powers; the world is divided between the United States and its European allies—who are com...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 20 May, 2013

Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council

Kabul, AP—A suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing the council chief and at least 13 others, authorities sai...

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Ghassan Al Imam
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on : Sunday, 19 May, 2013

Opinion: Sectarianism and Syria

What does the political situation in Syria look like on the ground after the recent Israeli airstrikes and the bomb attacks on the Turkish–Syrian border? Moscow’s peace ef...

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Yousef Al-Dayni
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on : Saturday, 18 May, 2013

Opinion: The Iraqization of Syria

The disregard shown by the international community towards Syria, particularly by “mastermind” the US, continues to cast its shadow over the developments in the region. Unfortu...

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Hussein Shobokshi
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on : Saturday, 18 May, 2013

Opinion: Waiting for the Final Scene

The amount of concern, fear, blood, damage and destruction in Syria seem to be commensurate with the gravity of the problem as well as with the price Syrians have paid over the las...

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