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During his confirmation hearing Wednesday to be the next Pentagon chief, Ashton Carter will attempt to walk a thin line between supporting current Obama administration policy in Iraq and Syria and creating enough distance from the White House to placate anxious Republicans and establish himself as his own man.
Gunmen possibly linked to Islamist militants assaulted and seized control of a Libyan oilfield in the second high-profile attack in the country in a week, Libyan officials said on Wednesday.
But ISIS still found in the anticipated military loss in Kobane a strategic advantage: Fissures had begun to emerge within the ranks of ISIS fighters inside Syria, especially along national and ethnic lines but also among Syrian members of the organization. The leadership of the Islamic State had begun executing dissidents who had either questioned its leadership or had been seen as a cause of fracture among its different multinational brigades. Knowing that anyone sent to Kobane would face almost certain death, ISIS arranged for those members it wanted to get rid of to be assigned to Kobane. ISIS therefore used Kobane as a legitimate cover to “purify” its ranks.
With time for negotiations running short, the U.S and Iran are discussing a compromise that would let Iran keep much of its uranium-enriching technology but reduce its potential to make nuclear weapons, two diplomats tell The Associated Press.
Strict new rules that came into effect last year mean US expats who have retained dual nationality, and Gulf-based nationals born in the US or to an American parent, could be US tax evaders without realising it. The Foreign Accounts Taxation Compliance Act (Fatca) was quietly enacted in 2010, and, after a four-year ramp-up, begun to be implemented at the end of last year.
The last couple of years have witnessed a surge in the number of Arab startups that have managed to catch the attention of foreign investors and dip into the pockets of US sharks. Spanning Beirut to Dubai, Jeddah, Amman, and Cairo, among others, the Middle East region is making its presence felt on the global tech scene.
Jordan, which is part of the U.S.-led alliance against Islamic State, has promised an "earth-shaking response" to the killing of its pilot, Muath al-Kasaesbeh, who was captured in December when his F-16 crashed over northeastern Syria. Jordan also executed a senior al Qaeda prisoner, Ziyad Karboli, an Iraqi man who was sentenced to death in 2008.
New allegations have emerged from the man described as the 20th 9/11 hijacker, alleging members of the Saudi royal family supported al Qaeda.
Kingdom's stake decreased from 13.18 million class B shares, representing approx. 6.6 percent ownership, to 2 million class B shares, representing approximately 1 percent ownership.
These developments in three GCC countries show how these countries among other Arab countries such as Tunisia and Morocco have evidently begun recognising the need for openness in government data for the betterment of societies and communities in the region. This has been particularly evident from the recently published Open Data Barometer, where nine countries were assessed - four of which are GCC countries (Bahrain, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar).
