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Donald Trump. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Is America at its Greatest what Trump has in Mind?

by David Ignatius | Jan 2, 2017 | Opinion

For America, 2016 was a dark year. The country was still at war. Our election was a brutal grudge match that left us more polarized than ever. Our closest allies were rocked by terrorism and turmoil. Adversaries toyed with our politics. Even the basic facts about life...

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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

Sadr Calls for Change in National Iraqi Alliance

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 2, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad, London – Two days after Shi’ite Supreme Religious Authority Ali Sistani refused to receive the National Iraqi Alliance delegation, Sadrist Movement Leader Muqtada al-Sadr said this was a “public rejection” for the current alliance. Sadr issued a...

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Peter Navarro, center, was chosen by President-elect Trump to lead a new White House office overseeing American trade and industrial policy. Credit Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

And the Trade War Came

by Paul Krugman | Jan 2, 2017 | Opinion

Donald Trump got within striking distance of the White House — or, more precisely, Comey-and-Putin range — thanks to overwhelming support from white working-class voters. These voters trusted his promise to bring back good manufacturing jobs while disbelieving his...

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A boy holds up his weapon as he attends an anti-government gathering held by followers of the Houthi group in Arhab, north of Yemen’s capital Sana’a August 17, 2014.
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Saudi Embassy in Cairo: Houthis Violated International Laws by Recruiting Children

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Jan 2, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Cairo issued a statement on Sunday, in which it stressed the Kingdom’s support to Yemen’s legitimate government and its keenness to protect human lives since the early beginning of the Yemeni conflict. The statement noted that...

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UK Documents: Libya Wanted to Pay $50 Million to Murder Thatcher

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 2, 2017 | World

London- Libya wanted to give $50 million to murder former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, according to newly released Irish documents. Libya’s Chief of Protocol Saad Muzber informed Irish ambassador to Rome Eamon Kennedy that Libya was eager to fund the Irish...