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Hillary Clinton after her arrival in Cleveland for campaign appearances on Friday. Credit Carlos Barria/Reuters

The Dangers of Hillary Clinton

by Ross Douthat | Oct 26, 2016 | Opinion

The Clinton campaign has suggested in broad ways and subtle ones, isn’t just a vote for a Democrat over a Republican: It’s a vote for safety over risk, steady competence over boastful recklessness, psychological stability in the White House over ungovernable passions....

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Opinion: Obama’s Middle East – Fettering and Collusion

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Oct 26, 2016 | Opinion

For President Barack Obama to enjoy around 55% support among Americans according to the latest polls, a few weeks before the election of the new president, is a very interesting phenomenon. It is interesting especially as America’s international credibility wanes and...

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A displaced woman carries her child in a building that is used as a temporary shelter in Makhmour. Azad Lashkari/ Reuters

Mosul’s Offensive Drawing to an End amidst International Concern on Battle Aftermath

by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 26, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad-The Mosul offensive is drawing to an end and that the ISIS de facto capital in Iraq would soon be made ISIS-free, military sources said in a statement issued on Tuesday. A small distance of five to six kilometers keeps Iraqi forces away from center city. Elite...

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Internally displaced refugees that fled violence ride a pick-up truck in Al-Kherbeh village northern Aleppo, Oct. 24/Reuters/ Khalil Ashawl

Moscow Extends Halt in Aleppo Airstrikes, U.N. Enraged

by Paula Astih | Oct 26, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Less than 24 hours after Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov confirmed that a “humanitarian pause” in air strikes on Syria’s Aleppo was not being considered, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday that Moscow and Damascus...

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UN Secretary-General-designate Antonio Guterres speaks during the ceremony for the appointment of the Secretary-General during the 70th session of the General Assembly October 13, 2016 at the United Nations in New York. — AFP

King Salman Congratulates Guterres on Selection as Secretary General of the U. N.

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 26, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz has sent a cable of congratulations to Antonio Guterres on the occasion of his selection as Secretary-General of the United Nations. The King wished him success in the performance of his duties to...