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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin chairs a government meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, July 30, 2014. REUTERS/Alexei Nikolskyi/RIA Novosti/Kremlin

Thugs and Kisses

by Paul Krugman | Oct 2, 2016 | Opinion

First of all, let’s get this straight: The Russian Federation of 2016 is not the Soviet Union of 1986. True, it covers most of the same territory and is run by some of the same thugs. But the Marxist ideology is gone, and so is the superpower status. We’re talking...

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Dr. Moajab Al-Zahrani: History Is Not Written By Fools

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Oct 2, 2016 | Interviews

With a history of academic interest in French culture, and a passion unique to his own time and place, Dr.Moajab al-Zahrani joined France’s top university in Paris “Paris-Sorbonne” in 1979. Despite a breathtaking chance to join the United States’ Columbia University...

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Pump jacks are seen at the Lukoil company owned Imilorskoye oil field, as the sun sets, outside the West Siberian city of Kogalym, Russia, in this January 25, 2016 file photo. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/Files

U.S. Crude Tops Brent in September

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 2, 2016 | Business

London-Brent crude settled up 4 percent for September and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 8 percent, helped by an OPEC announcement in Algeria that it aimed to remove some 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) from the market. A survey found that OPEC output...

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Prominent Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during news conference in Najaf, south of Baghdad, April 30, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Return of Sadr to Iraqi National Alliance Raises Questions

by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 2, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – Ammar Al-Hakim, head of the Iraqi National Alliance, seemed happy as he announced the return of the Sadrist movement to the Iraqi National Alliance. The announcement was made during a press conference at the house of Hakim with the presence of Prime Minister...

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Morocco’s Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane wipes his forehead during the closing news conference after a summit of Mediterranean neighbours at Verdala Palace outside Valletta October 6, 2012. Leaders from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Malta are meeting in Valletta for the second 5+5 Dialogue Summit. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (MALTA – Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) – RTR38UT2

Morocco Elections…Death or Survival

by Abdul-Kabir Al-Minawi | Oct 2, 2016 | Features

Marrakesh- More than 15 million Moroccan voters are expected to participate in the parliamentary election on Friday, which is the second to take place after the new constitution in 2011 and the fourth under the rule of Mohammed VI of Morocco. The regulatory law of the...