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An OPEC flag is seen on the day of OPEC+ meeting in Vienna in Vienna, Austria October 5, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner/File Photo

OPEC+ Members Line Up To Endorse Production Cut After U.S Coercion Claim

OPEC+ member states lined up on Sunday to endorse a steep production cut agreed this month after the White House, stepping up a war of words with Riyadh, claimed Saudi Arabia had pushed some other…

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Book: “I’ll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at The White House”

Another book written by a former official in Trump’s administration, more unpublished information, and another personal attack from Trump. But this time the personal attack was really personal…

Mohammad Ali Salih 12, Oct 2021

President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Zelensky’s Visit to Washington

The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky was finally invited to the White House. This was an opportunity he actively and unsuccessfully sought during Donald Trump’s presidency. Coming fresh off the…

Maia Otarashvili 10, Sep 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 27, 2021. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP)

America’s “Other Options” on Iran

“We’re putting diplomacy first and seeing where that takes us,” US President Joe Biden said during his first meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the White House on August 27. “But…

Ahmed Taher 03, Sep 2021

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Sunken faces: Kids in Gaza waste away as Israel blocks aid

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As experts warn of a looming famine due to Israel's blocking of all aid for over ten weeks, Al Majalla speaks to affected families on the ground whose children have become skin and bones

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Ahmed al-Sharaa: The Syrian president with much to prove

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Al-Sharaa met Trump today in Riyadh, after the US president lifted sanctions on Syria on Tuesday, offering it "a chance at greatness". But who is the Syrian leader thrust into the global spotlight?

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American President Richard Nixon made an official visit to Damascus on June 15, 1974, and was welcomed by Syrian President Hafez al-Assad.

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From Nixon to Clinton: Syrian-American summits since 1945

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OPEC+ Members Line Up To Endorse Production Cut After U.S Coercion Claim

Book: “I’ll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at The White House”

Zelensky’s Visit to Washington

America’s “Other Options” on Iran

Trump's lifting of Syria sanctions solidifies Iran's regional defeat

US, Saudi Arabia enter 'golden era' in defence, AI partnership

Sunken faces: Kids in Gaza waste away as Israel blocks aid

Ahmed al-Sharaa: The Syrian president with much to prove

From Nixon to Clinton: Syrian-American summits since 1945

OPINIONS

Syria's long road to recovery can finally begin

Will Trump's peace-through-prosperity blueprint for the region work?

Sunken faces: Kids in Gaza waste away as Israel blocks aid

Gaza on the brink of all-out famine

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