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Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei (Photo: AFP)

The Dangers of Refusing to Link JCPOA to Tehran’s Behavior

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Oct 19, 2017 | Opinion

“What is negotiation but the accumulation of small lies leading to advantage?” (Felix Dennis) It was a nail-biting moment for many as they waited for President Donald Trump to announce his position on “certifying” the nuclear agreement between major Western powers...

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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

by Sasha Polakow-Suransky | Oct 18, 2017 | Opinion

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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US President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran deal in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Friday. AFP photo

Is Europe Able to Protect its Businesses from US Sanctions?

by Rick Noack and Erin Cunningham | Oct 16, 2017 | Features

Berlin- In a decision that could deepen the transatlantic rift, President Trump announced his withdrawal of presidential “certification” of the Iran nuclear deal Friday ahead of a Sunday deadline. Trump previously called the 2015 agreement disastrous and has argued...

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The euro sign landmark is seen at the headquarters (R) of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt September 2, 2013. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/Files

$1 Trillion Bad Loan Mountain Casts Shadow over Europe

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 14, 2017 | Business

Berlin- German and French banks have together amassed almost 230 billion euros ($272 billion) of bad loans, according to regulators’ data, underscoring the scale of a problem often linked solely to Italy that is now causing worry across the region. The tally puts the...

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People gather at a makeshift memorial in the middle of Las Vegas Boulevard following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, US., October 4, 2017. (Reuters)

Confronting ‘Lone Wolves’

by Emile Amin | Oct 9, 2017 | Features

Cairo – The recent shooting in the US city of Las Vegas demonstrated that the terrorism of “lone wolf” attackers is a major and terrifying danger. The massacre, the worst in the US’ modern history, left an unprecedented number of people dead and injured and officials...