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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu / AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN

Signs of New Regional Alliance

by Amir Taheri | Feb 25, 2017 | Features

London- It was only last month that political circles in Ankara, Moscow and Tehran were abuzz about a new triple alliance of Turkey, Russia and Iran to end the conflict in Syria and reshape the Middle East. A summit, slated for early March, was supposed to give that...

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Syrian refugees live in makeshift tent settlements in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. Credit Diego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times

For Syrian Refugees, There Is No Going Home

by Anne Barnard | Feb 25, 2017 | Features

SOUAIRI, Lebanon — In the makeshift tent settlements that dot fields and villages in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, Syrian refugees are digging in, pouring concrete floors, installing underground sewerage and electric wires, and starting businesses and families. What...

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Egyptian Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr (moic.gov.eg)

Egyptian Investment Minister in Lebanon to Boost Ties

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 25, 2017 | Business

Cairo – Egyptian Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr said on Thursday that her country was seeking to revive investments with Lebanon. Speaking at the opening session of a meeting between Egyptian and Lebanese businessmen in Lebanon,...

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President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The U.S. Has Too Many Political Appointees

by Max Stier | Feb 25, 2017 | Opinion

One month into his administration, Donald Trump is trailing behind other recent presidents in getting his cabinet confirmed by the Senate. To date, 14 of Trump’s 22 cabinet-rank nominees have been approved. President Barack Obama had 16 cabinet-rank appointees on the...

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President Trump named Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster as his new national security adviser, choosing a military officer known for speaking his mind and challenging his superiors. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

McMaster’s Appointment Sends Reassuring Message to Muslims

by Eli Lake | Feb 25, 2017 | Opinion

In some ways, President Donald Trump’s new national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, is a lot like the man he is replacing, Michael Flynn. Both rose to the rank of three-star generals in the Army. Their worldviews were formed during the war in Iraq. At key...