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Notes from America: The man with big ideas
By Ahmed Tharwat Thomas Friedman, New York Times foreign affairs columnist, winner…
Attempts to ban Egyptian militant football fan group gather momentum
By James M. Dorsey An Egyptian prosecutor has set the stage for…
Post-2015: Over 14 million newborns can be saved with smart targets
By Dr. Bjørn Lomborg In a world where there are so many worthwhile…
Doctors are targets in brutal Syrian war
By Dr Cesar Chelala After four years of hostilities, the Syrian war…
FIFA president Blatter signals mounting pressure on Qatar to tackle migrant worker problems
By James M. Dorsey A warning by world soccer body FIFA president…
On the urgency of stopping recruitment of European and North African girls and women to jihad
By Moha Ennaji There have been several reports of European and North…
Netanyahu’s Congress Speech: Manipulating the Middle East’s security architecture
By James M. Dorsey A satirical video of Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin…
Netanyahu’s Nuclear Speech: Crisis speech or cold Obama assassination?
A silent battle took place before and during the speech that lasted…
International sports associations caught between dollar signs and human rights ideals
By James M. Dorsey A just published study highlights how commerce and glitz…