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IMF First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton attends a news conference at Article IV Consultation talks in Tokyo May 30, 2014. REUTERS/Issei Kato

IMF: Immigration Boosts Wealth of Hosting Countries

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 11, 2017 | Business

Brussels – Immigration has a generally positive economic impact on receiving countries but the benefits depend on how well the migrants are integrated, the International Monetary Fund’s First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton has said. Speaking at a...

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Why so many of Tunisia’s Youth Are Drawn to Extremist Groups

by Kamal Ben Younes | Nov 22, 2016 | Features

Tunisia – Many study centers in Tunisia, including national institutions estimate that Tunisians top the list of religious extremists who joined armed organizations in the tension areas in Libya, Syria and Iraq; and in spite the difficulty of providing accurate...

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Syrian refugees in Turkey. Murad Sezer/Reuters

Ankara Uses Refugees as Bargaining Chip to Push for its European Demands

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Oct 13, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-Since the inking of the agreement between Turkey and the EU on March 18, the issue of refugees has become a source of dispute between Ankara and European countries. According to the agreement’s articles, measures should be taken to deport non-Syrian refugees to...

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Migration Issues Dominate Merkel’s African Tour

by Sheikh Mohamed | Oct 13, 2016 | World

Nouakchott-During her first visit to Africa, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has sought to stop future migration waives, hoping to improve her image in Germany, which was badly affected following the influx of around 500,000 refugees from Syria and Iraq since 2015....

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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in a meeting with President Obama on the sidelines of the G20 summit yesterday

Paris Attacks Push Terrorism to the Top of the G20 Summit Agenda whilst Migration is Second

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 16, 2015 | World

The G20 summit in the Turkish city Antalya got underway yesterday and combatting terrorism was at the top of the agenda due to the recent attacks targeting Paris which left at least 129 people dead. Participating leaders stopped to observe a minute’s silence to mourn...