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Price crash in Iraq oil earnings

The second-biggest crude producer in the OPEC oil cartel, Iraq sold 105 million barrels in March, earning $2.99 billion, according to an oil ministry...

The awakening and comeback of the Arab Spring

The Iraqi people restored the image of the Arab Spring after it faded beneath the rubble and victims of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Iran’s...

Canada confirmed one case of deadly Virus with 2,000 cases in China

The death toll from the new virus in China has risen to 56 with 1,975 total cases reported. The figures reported Sunday morning cover the...

Carbon capture projects worldwide rise to 15

There are now 15 projects in operation worldwide that have captured 28 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from coal and industrial plants this...

More than 500 children killed since start of Yemen conflict: UN

More than 500 children have been killed since the upsurge in violence in Yemen in March, while some 1.7 million youths are at risk...

In unexpected twist, Assad ally may be Lebanon's next president

Lebanon's political crisis has taken a dramatic turn with the possibility that a friend of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could become president in a...

Syria air strikes: David Cameron warns of long campaign

The mission to target so-called Islamic State militants in Syria could take some time and will require persistence, PM David Cameron has said. RAF Tornados...

Political paralysis leaves Palestinians questioning their future

As Israel frets about the lifting of sanctions on Iran and its troubled relations with the European Union, on the other side of the...

Iranian-French academic ended a six-week hunger strike in a prison in Iran

Fariba Adelkhah has ended on Wednesday a six-week hunger strike in a prison in Iran as she awaits trial on charges including conspiring against...

Civil Society in Saudi Arabia: The Power and Challenges of Association

Saudi Arabia has considerable pent-up and frustrated social energy, both among young people and their parents’ generation. Civil society can be an asset for...

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