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Tehran Demands International Praise over Carried Executions

by Adel al-Salmi | Sep 2, 2016 | World

London-Iran’s chair to the judiciary’s committee for human rights Mohammad-Javad Larijani, brother to Iran’s Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani, demanded that the West and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran Ahmad Shaheed to...

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A bank clerk counts U.S. dollar banknotes on bundles of 100 Chinese yuan banknotes at a branch of a bank in Huaibei, Anhui province in this file photo dated April 26, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer

Today’s Inequality Could Easily Become Tomorrow’s Catastrophe

by Robert Shiller | Sep 2, 2016 | Business

New York-Economic inequality is already a concern, but it could become a nightmare in the decades ahead, and I fear that we are not well equipped to deal with it. Truly extreme gaps in income and wealth could arise from many causes. Consider just a few: Innovations in...

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Britain’s former Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a joint news conference with his Polish counterpart Beata Szydlo in Warsaw, Poland December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

The Disastrous Nonintervention in Syria

by Anne Applebaum | Sep 2, 2016 | Opinion

I do not know what would have happened if three years ago David Cameron, the British prime minister, had not foolishly held and lost a vote on intervention in Syria in the House of Commons. Perhaps if he had paid more attention, seemed more interested and told his...

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Art Exhibition Featuring Life of Saudi Arabia’s Founder

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 2, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Riyadh-Saudi writer Fadilah al-Jaffal prepares for the launch of an art exhibition that highlights the most prominent historical and political events in the life of King Abdulaziz, founder of Saudi Arabia, inspired by real photographs for the king. Commenting on the...

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Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks with Iraqi officers during his visit on the outskirts of Fallujah, June 8, 2016. Iraqi Prime Minister Office/Handout via REUTERS

Yemeni Presidency: Iraq Driven by Sectarianism

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 2, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh, Baghdad- A high-ranking Yemeni official warned of Houthis’ intention to form an illegitimate government, a step which will complicate things further and obstruct the U.N. efforts to achieve peace and put an end to the Yemeni crisis. The official described the...