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US Army General Joseph Votel (Reuters)

Pentagon to Send Military Battalions to Contain Iran’s Threats to US Allies

by Heba El Koudsy and Moaz al-Omari | Oct 20, 2017 | Middle East

Washington- A US military official has revealed his country’s intention to form forces to send them to the Arab region to help counter Iranian threats.   “The United States wants to help the Arab countries deal with Iranian threats,” said General Joseph Votel,...

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This close to blowing it up. Photographer: Drew Angerer

Trump’s Iran Plan Does Too Much and Too Little

by Meghan O'Sullivan | Oct 16, 2017 | Opinion

President Donald Trump’s advisers are at pains to emphasize that Friday’s speech on Iran policy was an effort to lay out a comprehensive strategy to tackle the malign behavior of the Tehran regime, not just an announcement that the president had refused to certify...

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Saudi students sit for their final high school exams in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah on June 19, 2010. (AFP)

World Bank: Reforming Education in Arab World Must Be Priority

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 18, 2017 | Features

London – The quality of education in the Arab world has dropped in comparison to other regions in the world, which demands immediate reform to tackle development needs and employment in the future, said a recent World Bank report on education in the Middle East and...

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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...

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The opening ceremony of the Hamad port is seen in Doha, Qatar September 5, 2017. REUTERS/Tom Finn

Would Qatari Crisis Last Two Years?

by Salman Al-dossary | Sep 7, 2017 | Opinion

Those who were betting on a short-lived Qatari crisis have lost. Everyone who thought that Qatar’s efforts for international pressure would be fruitful, was proven wrong. Three months on, the four states’ stance hasn’t changed, and is as firm as it was on June 5....