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An Iraqi soldier stands next to archeological findings inside an underground tunnel in east Mosul. Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP


ISIS Tunnels Uncover Assyrian Treasures in Mosul

ISIS Tunnels Uncover Assyrian Treasures in Mosul

Mosul- Crawl through a labyrinth of narrow tunnels in near total darkness and suddenly they appear: two great winged bulls dating from the Assyrian empire found intact under the ground of Mosul. But as fighting rages to evict ISIS from the main city in northern Iraq,...
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Soldiers at the entrance to the Ain el-Hilweh camp in Sidon. (AFP)


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Iraqi security forces inspect a mass grave containing the remains of dozens of people believed to have been slain by jihadists in the city of Tikrit, on April 12, 2015 (AFP Photo/Ahmad al-Rubaye)


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The Major Blind Spots in Macroeconomics

The Major Blind Spots in Macroeconomics

There was an unusual degree of consensus among economists about what would happen if Britain voted for Brexit in the referendum on June 23 last year. The language used by the International Monetary Fund was typical: It expressed fears of an “abrupt reaction,” adding...
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Civilians flee Mosul fighting as Iraq forces battle ISIS. (AFP)