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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Francois Lenoir/Reuters

NATO Committed to Sustaining anti-ISIS Coalition’s Momentum

by Abdullah Mustafa | Oct 27, 2016 | World

Brussels-The fight against ISIS is a main topic on the agenda of discussions of NATO defense ministers who are holding a two-day meeting in Brussels. Alliance head Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that NATO will contribute its support for the U.S.-led coalition...

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Photographer: Xaume Olleros/Bloomberg

Why this Dollar Surge is Different for the Fed

by Mohamed A. El-Erian | Oct 27, 2016 | Opinion

The dollar has returned to highs it last reached nine months ago. The drivers of this increase are similar to those that caused the currency to surge earlier this year. Yet, this time, the impact on financial markets has been quite different. And if this persists, the...

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Iraqi forces wear gas masks as smoke billows in the background from the torched Mishraq sulphur factory. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)

How ISIS is Using Scorched Earth Tactics as it Retreats

by Laris Karklis | Oct 27, 2016 | Middle East

Satellite imagery of the current operations by Iraqi forces to retake Mosul reveal how ISIS can inflict damage even when the militant group is on the run. Iraqi forces began the operation to retake Mosul on Oct. 16, with forces advancing from the south along the...

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Exhibition space in the Grand Palais during the fair last year. Credit Chesnot/Getty Images., via AFP

Paris Fair Crosses the Road, Giving Art Room to Breathe

by Celestine Bohlen | Oct 27, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Paris-The Grand Palais and the Petit Palais, both built for the 1900 Universal Exposition in Paris, have long been separated by a wide and busy street that links this city’s Right and Left Banks. This week, during the International Contemporary Art Fair, the Avenue...

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Yemen’s President during the meeting with the committee advisers. (SABA)

Yemen Rejects Ideas that do not Conform with Previous Plans

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 27, 2016 | Middle East

London – Yemeni leadership had rejected any suggestions or discussions that disagree with the peace references represented by the Gulf initiative and its execution mechanism, as well as the results of the national dialogue and U.N. resolutions including Resolution...