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Khalid al-Rumaihi, Chief Executive at EDB. BNA


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Foreign ministers, Sergei Lavrov (2nd L) of Russia, Mevlut Cavusoglu (3rd R) of Turkey, Mohammad Javad Zarif (2nd R) of Iran, and members of the delegations attend a meeting in Moscow, Russia, December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov


Geneva Charade: Regime is the Opposition

Geneva Charade: Regime is the Opposition

For Nazi Germany to control occupied France during World War II, it used some Frenchmen and formed a government of dummies, also called the Vichy government, in an attempt to legalize its presence. This is what the regime in Damascus is doing. When the Syrian regime...
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Alain Juppe. November 2010. (LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP)


Juppe Rules Himself Out of French Presidency

Juppe Rules Himself Out of French Presidency

Former French prime minister Alain Juppe said on Monday that he had decided “once and for all” not to stand as an alternative candidate to Francois Fillon, if the rightwing nominee, who is embroiled in a fake jobs scandal, decides to withdraw his bid. “I confirm...
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People who fled fighting in South Sudan are seen walking at sunset on arrival at Bidi Bidi refugee resettlement camp near the border with South Sudan, in Yumbe district, northern Uganda December 7, 2016. REUTERS/James Akena/File Photo


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White House spokesman Sean Spicer holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington January, 2017, Reuters


Leaks: A Double-Edged Sword

Leaks: A Double-Edged Sword

Washington- Reuters last week reported on confidential statements it obtained from United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Mnuchin said that he will plug leaks reaching journalists, particularly on affairs concerning the treasury. Trump’s aide also warned...