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Heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran look certain to stall already challenging efforts by Iran to attract billions of dollars in foreign investment for its...
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Military Times
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Tara Copp and Shawn Snow |
8.1.2017
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The Pentagon is finding proposed troop increases for Afghanistan to be a much harder sell than expected for President Donald Trump.
Instead of an additional 4,000...
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CNBC
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Javier E. David |
8.1.2017
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According to the FDD, AQAP is known to have pilfered at least $60 million from Yemen's central bank, and at one point earned about $2...
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Reuters
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Isabel Coles |
8.1.2017
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A senior Iraqi general predicted a relatively easy victory for his forces in the upcoming battle for the Islamic State haven of Tal Afar as...
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The Hill
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Ellen Mitchell |
8.1.2017
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“What’s been reported here is something that’s not interoperable with anything that we have and that’s obviously cause for concern,” Davis said.
The S-400 system is...
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CNN
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Ghazi Balkiz, Sarah Sirgany and Tamara Qiblawi |
8.1.2017
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Around 9,000 Syrians including jihadists and their families will cross from Lebanon into Syria as part of a ceasefire deal between a former al Qaeda...
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The Islamic State group targeted the Iraqi Embassy in Kabul on Monday, with a suicide bomber blowing himself up outside the gates, followed by three...
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Almost 500 people arrested after last year's failed coup in Turkey have appeared in court accused of taking part in the plot.
Some of the handcuffed...
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The Guardian
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Owen Bowcott |
8.1.2017
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Tony Blair should not face prosecution for his role in the 2003 Iraq war, the high court has ruled....
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It is part of the 66.7-million-dollar financial commitment promised by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud to support the efforts to combat...
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BuzzFeed
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Borzou Daragahi |
7.31.2017
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Iran has enlisted tens of thousands of young Shiite men into an armed network that is challenging the US across the Middle East. The Trump...
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The National
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Hafsa Lodi |
7.31.2017
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Al Houli is part of a new generation of perfumers in the Middle East, a region where big-name, international brands have traditionally reigned supreme when...
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Politico
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Susan B. Glasser |
7.31.2017
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The tone was measured, but taken together his comments amount to a striking and stark indictment of Obama and much recent U.S. policy in the...
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Qatar has hired a Washington influence firm founded by former top campaign aides to President Donald Trump and another specialized in digging up dirt on...
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Reuters
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Riham Alkousaa and Yeganeh Torbati |
7.31.2017
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Yemen is urging the U.S. government to take in dozens of Yemenis who traveled to Malaysia in recent months expecting to immigrate to the United...
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The Guardian
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Saeed Kamali Dehghan |
7.31.2017
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Users can enjoy a low-cost ride without having to share their taxi but the app is also challenging Iranian notions of customer service and even...
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Chatham House
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Peter Salisbury |
7.31.2017
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The country has all but run out of foreign currency but networks of Yemeni businessmen have been able to jerry-rig a surprisingly effective hawala or...
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CNN
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Sarah El Sirgany and Jay Croft |
7.31.2017
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The four Arab countries leading an embargo against Qatar are ready to talk but not to back down from their demands, the quartet's foreign ministers...
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We have profiled six countries in the GCC region, inhabited by approximately 54 million people, including a sizeable foreign labor force, representing around 20% of...
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Brookings Institution
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Adel Abdel Ghafar and Andrew Leber |
7.31.2017
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The ME3 certainly have a winning product. They have won over customers with newer aircraft, better service, and highly competitive fares on flights that can...
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