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Coming up with smart ways to end poverty
By Bjørn Lomborg Extreme poverty – or living on less than $1.25…
The New Capital: The Good, Bad and Cairo
By Ahmed El-Wahsh Over the past few days, the Egyptian government has…
Football riots reflect long-standing discontent in Iran’s predominantly Arab Khuzestan
By James M. Dorsey Long-simmering discontent in Ahwaz, the football-crazy, predominantly ethnic…
Solar electricity: Contributing to grid stability
By Ahmed S. Nada, First Solar Governments, utility companies and private enterprises…
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…