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Chinese Media Increases the Wounds of Syrians by Claiming That Omran’s Story is Fake

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2016 | World

Chinese state media have shocked the Syrian people after it questioned the authenticity of the video of Omran, the Syrian child who was injured in an air strike last week. Chinese media said that the story may have been fabricated and used as part of a “propaganda...

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Iran and Russia: Old Enemies, New Allies

by Amir Taheri | Aug 23, 2016 | World

“Our relations with Russia have assumed a strategic nature,” says Rear-Admiral Ali Shamkhani, Secretary-General of Iran’s High Council of National Security. “In the context of the fight against common enemies, all our bases are available to Russia.” The historic...

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A copy of a photo from the early 1900s of Donald J. Trump’s forebears. Bryan Thomas for The New York Times

Donald Trump’s Family…Immigrant’s Tale with Two Beginnings

by JASON HOROWITZ | Aug 23, 2016 | World

In the middle of the night, Friedrich Trump left his house in Kallstadt, a small town spotted with vineyards and a Lutheran church, for a northern port city that served as Germany’s gateway to America. A few days later, on Oct. 7, 1885, Friedrich, then 16 years old,...

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Saudi Banks Direct Risk Management to Amend Funding Portfolios’ Procedures

by Fahd Baqmi | Aug 23, 2016 | Business

Jeddah-Risk management in Saudi banks has started boosting its measures against any possible risks, especially regarding repaying long-term loans. Banks are facing challenges concerning funding portfolios that could not achieve balance since 50 percent of these...

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Opinion: Comprehensive Lies

by Samir Atallah | Aug 23, 2016 | Opinion

The French writer André Gide used to say that nothing destroys an individual or a group like lying does. Fooling yourself and fooling others destroys your intellect. Richard Nixon was forced to resign, not because he ordered for the Democratic Party headquarters to be...