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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas gestures as he gives a speech during a rally marking the 12th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah on November 10, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / ABBAS MOMANI

Fatah Congress Ends with a ‘Hardheaded’ Statement

by Kifah Ziboun | Dec 5, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah- President of the Palestinian State Mahmoud Abbas, also known by Abu Mazen, boasted about the Palestinian leading party, Fatah, proving able to sustain an independent national decision. Abbas’ statement hints that international intervention was attempted....

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech marking the 12th anniversary of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s death, in Ramallah Nov. 10, 2016. | Photo: Reuters

Palestine Congress Kicks Off Behind Closed Doors

by Kifah Ziboun | Dec 2, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah- After Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas, also head of the Fatah political party, gave his long three-hour speech on Wednesday evening at the public Fatah conference, eye-catching hushed meetings held behind closed doors kicked off. The five-day congress...

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Opinion: The Trump Phenomenon

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Nov 18, 2016 | Opinion

I have to admit that my forecast regarding the outcome of US presidential election was wrong, even though I have observed American affairs for decades, having lived under the “Western democracy” since 1978. I deluded myself into believing that human nature is capable...

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Opinion: The American System Reviews Itself

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Nov 18, 2016 | Opinion

The majority of Americans voted for Hillary Clinton and she won the popular vote by at least one million votes. However, the presidency went to her rival Donald Trump because he won the electoral college. This contradiction previously occurred in the 2000 elections,...

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The Obama Administration Works against Time to Wrap Banking Rules

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 13, 2016 | World

U.S. top officials found themselves in a race against time with respect to finalizing banking rules before President Barack Obama leaves office and hands regulatory power to Donald Trump who has vowed to rewrite the existing financial rule book. President-elect Trump...