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: Tunisia’s Prime Minister Youssef Chahed speaks to the press after being appointed by the Tunisian president at Carthage Palace in Carthage, some 15 kilometers on the outskirts of Tunis, on August 3, 2016 (AFP Photo/Fethi Belaid)

Tunisia’s PM: Unity Government’s Achievements Are Yet to Meet People’s Expectations

by AlMunji alSaidani | Nov 25, 2016 | Interviews

Tunis– Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said his country would witness a major economic growth in the coming months, calling on Arab investors to resume their businesses in Tunisia. Chahed noted that current disagreements between the government and the labor...

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Israeli firefighters help extinguish a fire engulfing homes in the Israeli port city of Haifa. Picture: AFP/Jack Guez

Israel ‘Is Burning’… Parliamentarians Call it ‘Arson Intifada’

by Kifah Ziboun and Nazir Majli | Nov 25, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv, Ramallah- Israel’s security apparatus announced on Thursday a state of emergency following the wildfires that raged across the country in the past two days. Around 200 blazes registered until Thursday night had left more than 100 people suffering from smoke...

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Francois Fillon arrives for a book signing promotional session of his book “Faire” on October 8, 2015 in Blois, central France. AFP PHOTO / Guillaume SOUVANT

Dear Francois, You’re Wrong on Syria

by Amir Taheri | Nov 25, 2016 | Opinion

On Sunday, France’s former Prime Minister Francois Fillon may win the primary organized by the French Republican Party and centrist allies to become their nominee in next year’s presidential election. As far as I am concerned this should be good news. The program that...

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James Mattis listens during his confirmation hearing July 27, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Why Trump’s Washington Loves Mattis

by Eli Lake | Nov 25, 2016 | Opinion

It says something about Donald Trump that a retired Marine general nicknamed “Mad Dog” is uniting the divided swamp the next president has promised to drain. It’s true. Democrats and Republicans, NeverTrump and NeverHillary, the alt-right and the...

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Men push a cart in front of a building destroyed during clashes between Iraqi forces and ISIS in Mosul, Iraq November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Mainly Iranian Pilgrims among Dead in ISIS Bombing near Baghdad

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 25, 2016 | Middle East

London- A suicide bombing south of Baghdad claimed by ISIS has killed at least 70 people, mainly Iranian pilgrims returning from Karbala, as Iraqi forces battle to retake Mosul from the jihadists. Thursday’s huge truck bomb blast ripped through a petrol station...