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Protesters and family members of 9/11 victims hold placards in front of the White House regarding President Barack Obama’s threatened veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) in Washington, U.S., September 20, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Advocates, Insurance Companies Let JASTA See the Light

by Ma'ad Fayad | Oct 24, 2016 | World

Washington- Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) and after a long debate, is finally under the spotlight of the international arena without any applause or welcoming — some critics said that the act was born dead. It took JASTA around eight years before...

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) listens to U.S. President Barack Obama speak during a meeting with members of his cabinet at the White House in Washington November 28, 2012. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

In Private, Clinton Split with Obama on Iran

by Eli Lake | Oct 24, 2016 | Opinion

A month after President Barack Obama’s historic 2013 phone call to Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, his former secretary of state privately warned that the so-called moderate only won the election because Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary...

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George Sabra, a veteran Christian opposition figure and acting President of the Syrian National Coalition, attends a meeting in Istanbul July 4, 2013. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Syrian High Negotiation Council Heads towards Activating the European Initiative

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Oct 24, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh – Syrian High Negotiation Council (SHNC) revealed a joint initiative executed by friends of Syria to stop the war in Aleppo and send humanitarian aids to the civilians. The initiative comes at the time of “Uniting for Peace” project which includes European...

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UFM: Women in the Mediterranean and Development

by Michel Abu Najm | Oct 24, 2016 | Features

Barcelona- More than 400 women from 40 Mediterranean and European countries met in Barcelona for two days as part of the third Women Forum entitled “Women of the Mediterranean: Development Incentive, Stability Polar” organized by the Union for the Mediterranean (UFM)....

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Future of Translation…Machine versus Human

by Shaker Nuri | Oct 24, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Dubai – The Dubai Translation Conference held at the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences from 20 to 22 October, was the first conference on translation in the region. The event, which was organized by Emirates Literature Foundation in...