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Saudis and CIA agree to Arm Syrian “Moderates” with Advanced Anti-aircraft and Anti-tank Weapons

Saudis and CIA agree to Arm Syrian “Moderates” with Advanced Anti-aircraft and Anti-tank Weapons

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Saudis and CIA agree to Arm Syrian Moderates with Advanced Anti-aircraft and Anti-tank Weapons by Joshua Landis The news that the “Saudis Agree to Provide Syrian Rebels With Mobile Antiaircraft Missiles,” as reported by the Wall Street Journal (article copied below), will change the battle field in Syria. The newly formed “Southern Front” led by […]

Abraham Foxman To Step Down as Anti-Defamation League Chief

Abraham Foxman To Step Down as Anti-Defamation League Chief

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Abraham H. Foxman announced he will step down from his position as National Director of the Anti-Defamation League on July 20, 2015, bringing to a close a 50-year career in Jewish communal service. Click here for the rest of the article…

Iraq says recoverable oil reserves stand at 15 billion barrels

Iraq says recoverable oil reserves stand at 15 billion barrels

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By Shaymaa Adel Azzaman, February 8, 2014 Iraq’s recoverable oil reserves have shot to 150 billion barrels, thanks to new major discoveries, Oil Minister Abdulkareem Luaibi said. Previously, the ministry’s official figure of oil reserves stood at 120 billion. Luaibi attributed the surge to “large-scale discoveries made by the ministry in explorations across the country.”(…)

Hamas political leaders nix rocket fire on Israel

Hamas political leaders nix rocket fire on Israel

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Group’s military wing planned to hit back after recent IDF strikes on Gaza

Circle Cafe serves up global tastes in a homely space

Circle Cafe serves up global tastes in a homely space

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Stepping into Circle Cafe in Al Raha Gardens on a cold winter’s night is a relief. The space is warm and toasty, unlike most restaurants in the UAE, where the thermostat always seems to be stuck at a couple of degrees below zero. The cafe is set at the end of Gardens Plaza and is […]

Will God have a say in Super Bowl outcome?

Will God have a say in Super Bowl outcome?

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A new poll finds 48% of Americans think God rewards athletes who have faith with good health and success

U.S. Congress secretly approves weapons for ‘moderate’ rebels

U.S. Congress secretly approves weapons for ‘moderate’ rebels

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Light arms supplied by the United States are flowing to moderate Syrian rebel factions in the south of the country and U.S. funding for months of further deliveries has been approved by Congress, according U.S. and European security officials.

Turkish PM Erdoğan: Turkey rejects false prophets

Turkish PM Erdoğan: Turkey rejects false prophets

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Turkish PM Erdoğan has described Islamic Scholar Fethullah Gülen as a ‘false prophet’ without naming him, which comes as the latest move in the dispute between the government and the Gülen’s Movement

Who’s most innovative of all? Not Israel, says Bloomberg

Who’s most innovative of all? Not Israel, says Bloomberg

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This year’s Global Innovation Quotient furnishes a reality check for the Start-Up Nation

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