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Police officers and rescue workers stand near a van that struck a crowd leaving a fireworks display in the French Riviera town of Nice on July 14, 2016. VALERY HACHE / AFP


White Nationalism Is Destroying the West

White Nationalism Is Destroying the West

On July 14, 2016, as French families strolled along Nice’s seafront promenade, a Tunisian man driving a large truck rammed into a crowd, killing 86 people. A month later, the mayor of nearby Cannes declared that “burkinis” — a catchall term for modest swimwear favored...
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Mark Carney and the Fed are singing the same tune. Photographer: Etienne Oliveau/Getty Images


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Former US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif in New York City, US, April 22, 2016. (Reuters)


The New Bloc against Tehran

The New Bloc against Tehran

The pace of developments has taken us by surprise. Ever since Washington announced its decision against Iran’s government, Britain and Germany shifted their stance from insisting on remaining loyal to the commitments of the nuclear deal to announcing that they support...
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Thumbs-down. Photographer: Sergei KonkovTASS via Getty Images


Facebook Is Ubiquitous. But Will It Be Trusted?

Facebook Is Ubiquitous. But Will It Be Trusted?

This has been the year of Facebook. Its stock price has increased by around 50 percent as it continues to assert its dominance in user activity and digital ad revenue. It undercut one of the companies trying to catch up with it, Snap, by adding a similar feature,...
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US President Donald Trump waits to speak during a memorial service at the Pentagon for the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Washington. AFP file photo


The New Strategy and Attempts to Contain Iran

The New Strategy and Attempts to Contain Iran

Donald Trump is notorious in the business world for stiffing other companies when it’s time to pay the bill — offering partial settlement of what he owes and proposing to negotiate the rest. Trump did a version of that Friday when he announced he will stay in the Iran...
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Then-US presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives at Capitol Hill to join a rally to “Stop the Iran Nuclear Deal”, Washington, September 9, 2015. (photo credit: REUTERS)


Trump and The Coup Against The Coup

Trump and The Coup Against The Coup

Donald Trump did not shred the “very bad” nuclear deal with Iran. He has strongly shaken it and trembled the image that Iran tried to market at the international level after the signing of the agreement.   He raised doubts and asked questions about what...