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Numbers games.
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The Consequences of Weak Crowd Numbers

by Jonathan Bernstein | Jan 26, 2017 | Opinion

When it comes to presidential popularity, perceptions can matter in less-than-intuitive ways. Anything that can affect perceptions might actually make a difference to whether a new president gets his way with Congress and to how his party fares in the midterm...

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Mosul’s eastern district of Khadraa, December, 2016.
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Hundreds of Families Leave Camps for Mosul Return

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 26, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad- Hundreds of families who fled Mosul last year left displacement camps Wednesday to head back to their homes, in the biggest wave yet of returns to the city, officials said. “We are now taking 500 families, which means 2,700 people, to their liberated...

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (L), Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and UAE’s deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces shakes hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his ceremonial reception at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, February 11, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

UAE, India Sign Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 26, 2017 | Middle East

Abu Dhabi- India and United Arab Emirates signed on Wednesday the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and a number of memorandums, on the sidelines of official negotiations held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Crown Prince...

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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed with the CEO of Third Point LLC, Daniel S. Loeb,and Minister Khalid al-Falih (SPA)

Deputy Crown Prince Chairs Meeting of Saudi Economic Affairs, Development Council

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 26, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, chaired at al-Yammamah Palace a meeting of the Economic Affairs and Development Council. During the meeting, the council reviewed a number of economic and developmental...

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Trump Orders Safe Zones in Syria

by Heba El Koudsy | Jan 26, 2017 | Middle East

Washington- U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Wednesday the Pentagon and the State Department to come up with a plan to set up “safe zones” in Syria and to present it to the White House within 90 days, Reuters and AP reported. The order would provide safe areas...