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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde arrives at a Eurozone finance ministers emergency meeting on the situation in Greece in Brussels, Belgium June 27, 2015. REUTERS/Yves Herman

‘Euro’ Fears Decline amidst European Crises

by Ahmad Al-Ghamrawi | Feb 7, 2017 | Business

Cairo – With all the pressure affecting the European economy, the unified European currency has been suffering more than any other amidst warnings on the possibility of collapsing in case European leaders were not able to figure out wide-ranging solutions to...

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Syrian-Kurdish refugee children in a camp near Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. (AFP/Safin Hamed)

Safe Zones’ Game

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Feb 7, 2017 | Opinion

It seems that Syrians no longer have a say about their future, despite the several conferences, talks, and suggested solutions. U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura decided who represents opposition organizations. Russians wrote the constitution for a...

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Residents inspect a site damaged by an airstrike in Hafsarja, in the insurgent stronghold of Idlib province, Syria May 9, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

North Syria Ex​p​eriences ​​ Heightening Tensions as ‘Nusra Front’ Perseus Expansion

by Paula Astih | Feb 7, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Swathes of northern Syria territory controlled by rebel factions, encompassing rural areas of both Idlib and Aleppo, have been witnessing escalatory tensions. Internal conflict has been registered between Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions and the recently formed...

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Fight Your Mobile Addiction with These Apps

Fight Your Mobile Addiction with These Apps

by Kit Eaton | Feb 7, 2017 | Technology

With the start of a new year, many are setting lofty self-improvement goals that will soon be abandoned. But there are apps that can help you stick to your resolutions. One of my goals this year is to control how much I use my phone — to resist constantly looking at...

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Luis Suárez insisted the ball ‘was in by a metre’ after a clear goal was missed by the officials, but the Uruguayan equalised for Barcelona in the 90th minute to salvage a point. Photograph: Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images

Barcelona’s Disallowed Goal Shows La Liga Needs to Embrace Technology

by Sid Lowe | Feb 7, 2017 | Sports

Not so long ago Roger Federer visited Rafael Nadal in Mallorca, where they talked about playing an exhibition match. They weren’t much use for anything else any more, they joked, and as it turned out they couldn’t even do that. “I was on one leg and he had a wrist...