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Turkish inflation slows to 3-month low on lower food prices

Turkish inflation slows to 3-month low on lower food prices

Turkish consumer prices fell slightly in February in line with a dip in food and »»
World
EU’s Tusk urges migrants to stop coming to Europe

EU’s Tusk urges migrants to stop coming to Europe

The European Union's leader chose the continent's main gateway for immigrants on »»
Arts & Culture
Yılmaz Güney-Zeki Ökten classic ‘Sürü’ to be restored

Yılmaz Güney-Zeki Ökten classic ‘Sürü’ to be restored

“Sürü” (The Herd), an international award-winning 1978 drama written by Yılmaz Güney »»
Expat Zone
Cycling and the city

Cycling and the city

My brother had been visiting me on Büyükada for just a few days when he made what »»
Sports
Lions, banned from Europe, advance to Turkish Cup semis

Lions, banned from Europe, advance to Turkish Cup semis

Galatasaray, aka the Lions, indeed is besieged by all kinds of woes -- on and off »»
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‘Plan B’ -- not an enigma: Why the West is keen on dividing the Arabs
by RAMZY BAROUD*

March 03, 2016, Thursday/ 12:07:25

When Arab streets exploded with fury from Tunis to Sanaa, pan-Arabism seemed like a nominal notion. The so-called “Jasmine Revolution” did not use slogans that affirmed its Arab identity, nor did angry Egyptian youth raise banners proclaiming Arab unity atop high buildings adjacent to Tahrir Square. Oddly, the Arabism of the “Arab Spring” was almost as if were a result of convenience. It was politically convenient for Western governments

A Russian fire-sale privatization?
by SERGEI GURIEV*

March 03, 2016, Thursday/ 17:19:47

Squeezed by low oil prices and Western sanctions, Russia's fiscal position is crumbling fast, forcing the government to take increasingly drastic measures to contain the budget deficit's growth. Government spending has already been cut 8 percent in real terms this year, relative to 2015 – large, but not nearly enough to balance the budget. Indeed, if the oil price remains in the current range of $30-35 per barrel (this year's budget assumes an ave
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