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A Sensible Plea for Limits on Immigration

by Ramesh Ponnuru | Jan 16, 2017 | Opinion

People who want less immigration have been underrepresented in the U.S. Congress. Gallup found that 38 percent of Americans fall into this category, while 21 percent want increased immigration. But in 2013, a Senate committee voted 17-1 against capping legal...

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Trump Rally Needs More Policy Fuel

by Mohamed A. El-Erian | Jan 16, 2017 | Opinion

Financial markets are in the business of pricing not just current circumstances but also future events. As a result, they tend to be impatient. These days, they are eager to hear more details of what has been widely interpreted as the pro-growth policy agenda of...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Holds Talks with King of Spain (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives King of Spain

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 16, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz discussed with King Felipe VI of the Kingdom of Spain bilateral relations and the means to promote cooperation on different levels. The official meeting, held at Al-Yamama Palace on Sunday,...

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Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani is Iraq’s top Shiite cleric. AFP
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Scenarios for Religious Authority of Post-Sistani Phase

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 16, 2017 | Features

London – The public scene in both Iraq and Iran raises many question marks on the future of religious authority amid recent reports on the health conditions of Ali Khamenei, supreme leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and Ali al-Sistani, the most eminent...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a “Meeting of the Ministers of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS: Joint Plenary Session” at the State Department in Washington, U.S., July 21, 2016. (Reuters)

Riyadh Meeting Promotes Cooperation in Fighting ISIS

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Jan 16, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh – General staff chiefs of fourteen countries of the Global Coalition Against ISIS have pledged to upgrade coordination and promote efforts to “paralyze” ISIS’ capabilities. A conference of the Global Coalition against ISIS at the general staff chiefs level...