Opinion: Assad Not Afraid to Use Chemical Weapons

Last summer, US President Barack Obama warned that if it is confirmed that Syria is transferring or using chemical weapons, he would change his position regarding military intervention in Syria. A few months later, the US secretary of state announced that the Syrian regime did in fact transfer chemical weapons for military use. However, White House experts decided that the chemical weapons were transported to Hezbollah, and so no action was taken. For almost a year now, there have been le...

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Dubai’s Bull Market in Stocks may Just Be Starting

Dubai, Reuters—Trading volumes have doubled in the past few months, wealthy individual investors from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are in town, and lucrative stock tips are again discussed at dinner tables. But the bull run in Dubai's share market may be only just beginning. The main stock index has soared 32% so far this year, adding about USD 15 billion of value and making Dubai one of the world's best-performing markets. The emirate has a history of financial booms and busts, so the ral...

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