At one point in the late 1970s there was as much construction activity under way in Saudi Arabia as in the United States. People in both the Middle East and the Western world believed that government spending on
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"They are escalating against the U.S. and what they consider the U.S. presence in support to Israel," he said. Iran has denied any participation in the attack on Tower 22, but Shiban said that, though Iran wants to avoid direct conflict with the United States, "it can afford if som...
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to Myanmar). In the late 1930s, the British established the Middle East Command, which was based in Cairo, Egypt. Soon after, the term “Middle East” gained broader usage in Europe and the United States, and came to encompass the region we typically think of as being the Middle East....
significantly, so workers will need to learn new skills. Some jobs will be lost. Historically, however, big technology changes, such as generative AI, have always added more (and higher-value) jobs to the economy than they eliminate. But this is of little comfort to those whose jobs are ...
Spread of the coronavirus has exposed troubling problems at fur farms and how we respond to outbreaks there.
requirements of governing bodies, such as the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRS), Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (GAAP), as well as for other countries (HGB in Germany and PCG in France, for ...
Here’s how the events in Syria could impact key players in the Middle East: Arab states The rebel advances in Syria mark the first real test of powerful Arab states’ commitment to reconcile with Assad. At the height of the Syrian civil war, Sunni Arab states, including regional power...
And in the United States, even Senator Lindsey Graham – one of Israel’s most ardent supporters in Congress – told CNN in an interview he didn’t believe the idea was “overly practical.” “I don’t know what he’s talking about,” Graham said, referring to Trump. ...