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Workers loading a roll of steel onto a barge in Smederevo, Serbia, in June. A state-owned Chinese company bought the steel plant in the Serbian city. Credit Darko Vojinovic/Associated Press

Serbia Reaps Benefits, With Strings Attached

by Barbara Surk | Sep 16, 2017 | Business

SMEDEREVO, Serbia — When President Xi Jinping of China chose an industrial town on the Danube River to announce that Serbia was at the center of a $900 billion “One Belt, One Road” infrastructure initiative, it was a bold declaration that his country had set up shop...

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Roy Hodgson on the training ground at Crystal Palace. ‘He’s very good at getting players to understand their role within the team,’ says his former assistant Terry Burton. Photograph: CPFC

Why Roy Hodgson could be Perfect for Palace

by James B. Stewart | Sep 16, 2017 | Sports

London- When West Bromwich Albion players think back to the early days under Roy Hodgson, the memories that stick in the mind are of the shift in the intensity of their work on the training ground, the way they returned to the dressing rooms exhausted, and how their...

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Fitch Forecasts Growth in Turkey’s Economy in Q4 2017

by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 16, 2017 | Business

Ankara- The US-based international credit rating agency Fitch has stated that it will revise its evaluation of Turkey’s economic outlook and growth estimates, citing the recently announced growth data of the second quarter, which includes changes from a number...

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Arab Demands for international Investigation into Violations by Qatari NHRC

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 16, 2017 | Middle East

Geneva- Arab Federation for Human Rights (AFHR) refuted allegations made by Qatar’s National Human Rights Commission about what it described as violations of Qatari rights and alleged violations of international law by regional countries. The Federation, which...

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National Security Adviser Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida US February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

McMaster: Iran Biggest Threat to Arab Security

by Daphne Barak | Sep 16, 2017 | Interviews

The West Wing looked a bit in disarray with boxes all over …After the big renovation in August – there were unpacked packages, but – new paint … In a way – it reflects what the White House has been going through …After the noisy...