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Love Is All T ruth is Forever - Yanni

	The New York Times How a Persian Mystic poet changed my life - - My father recited Rumi to me as I grew up. I finally chose to listen. By Melody Moezzi
	The Washington Post A glimpse of peace in Afghanistan: With fighting paused, soldiers invite taliban over for chicken - - The “reduction in violence” appears to be holding, even in Helmand, one of the country’s most volatile provinces. By Susannah George
	The New York Times 9 Children freeze to death in largest exodus of Syrian war - - The Syrian government’s assault on a rebel-held province has created one of the worst humanitarian emergencies of a brutal nine-year war. By Vivian Yee & Hwaida Saad
	The National Review In Iran, an electoral flop - - Iran’s continued rogue behavior has left the country increasingly isolated. By Ilan Berman
	The Foreign Policy Hosni Mobarak is dead, and his downfall is his legacy - - Hosni Mubarak had kept a tight grip on his country through three decades of repression, corruption and cronyism, only to be deposed by the military after massive street protests. By H.A. Hellyyer
	The Foreign Affairs Only Migration can save the welfare state - - Rich Countries Need 380 Million More Workers By 2050 By Lant Pritchett
	The National Review Why institutions are important in economics - - They promote and embody knowledge, practices, and norms that don’t show up in statistics. By Fred Bauer
	The Washington Post Egyptian ruler whose reign reached a bloody climax with Arab Spring dies at 91 - - Hosni Mubarak had kept a tight grip on his country through three decades of repression, corruption and cronyism, only to be deposed by the military after massive street protests. By Will Englund & T. Rees Shapiro
	The New York Times Iran's deputy health minister has Coronavirus - - Iran’s deputy health minister, Iraj Harirchi, who has spearheaded the country’s efforts to contain the coronavirus, has contracted the illness, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday, renewing concerns about the spread of the virus in the country. By
	The New York Times What does the Iranian election tell us ? - - The low turnout and the conservative victory in the parliamentary elections in Iran indicate intense electoral disenchantment and set the stage for the ascendance of a hard-liner as president. By Mohammad Ayatollahi Taboor

Immigration-Demographic Challenge
The Foreign Affairs
Only Migration can save the welfare state - - Rich Countries Need 380 Million More Workers By 2050
By Lant Pritchett

U.S. - Economy
The Economist
What Donald Trump has done with the biggest budget in Washington - - In the first of a series on the president’s record, we look at HHS
By United States

Palestinian - Peace Plan
The Foreign Policy
Palestinian leader responds to Trump's peace plan at t he U.N. - - In New York, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will express opposition to the White House peace proposal, but he won’t see a vote on a resolution against it.
By Audrey Wilson

Analysis
The Washington Post
Israeli opposition co - leader: PM makes Trump a 'stunt' - - A leading Israeli opposition figure says that Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had turned a U.S. initiative for ending the conflict with Palestinians into a campaign “stunt” by pushing for the immediate annexation of West Bank settlements
By Aron Hiller / AP

U.N. - Human Rights
The Foreign Policy
U.N. chief faces internal criticism over Human Rights - - Guterres is said to back down in the face of pressure from powerful member states.
By Colum Lynch

Philanthropist
The Washington Post
The Gates Foundation promises $100 million to fight the Coronavirus outbreak - - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday a new commitment of $100 million toward the global response to the coronavirus epidemic
By Miriam Berger

American Foreign Policy
The Foreign Affairs
The cost of an incoherent foreign policy - - Trump’s Iran Imbroglio Undermines U.S. Priorities Everywhere Else
By Brett Mc Gurk

U.S. - China Deficit
The National Review
Is Trump unorthodoxy becoming Orthodox - - Four years later, only a naif believes that. Instead, there is an emerging consensus that China’s cutthroat violations of international norms were long ago overdue for an accounting.
By Victor Davis Hanson

U.S. - Trade - Deficit
The New York Times
U.S. trade deficit shrinks, but not because factories are returning - - New trade data for 2019 reflects a cooling economy and a year of aggressive trade clashes, particularly with China.
By Anna Swanson

Report
The National Review
The future of development is locas - - The plan calls for more than doubling the area of the West Bank currently under Palestinian control and allows for a Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem.
By Tobias Hoonhout

News Analysis
The Foreign Policy
5 Foreign - policy takeaway from Trump's state of union - - The U.S. president’s third State of the Union address was perhaps his most significant. Here’s what he said—and didn’t say—about foreign policy.
By Michael Hirsh, Amy Mackinnon & Robbie Gramer

Analysis
The New Republic
Educated fools - - Why Democratic leaders still misunderstand the politics of social class
By Thomas Geoghegan

Analysis
The Christian science Monitor
What makes a strong America ? Strong Americans - - Reaching for hope: An interview with Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
By Mark Sappenfield & Samantha Laine perfas

News Analysis
The Foreign Policy
The Trump - Netanyahu alliance is endangering Americans & Israelis - - The corrupt bond between Israel’s prime minister and the U.S. president might help them win elections, but it doesn’t keep their citizens safe.
By Avner Cohen & Jason Blazakis

America - Mortality
The Foreign Affairs
The epidemic of Despair Will America's Mortality crisis spread to the rest of the world ?
By Anne Case & Angus Deaton

News Analysis
The Foreign Policy
The only sensible Iran strategy is containment - - The most effective plan against the Islamic Republic has always been the most obvious—and the one nobody in Washington seems willing to try.
By Steven A.Cook

Trumps Mideast Deal
The Christian science Monitor
Trump's Mideast 'deal' four questions on who gets what - - President Trump came into office promising to succeed where so many had failed in formulating a plan for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. After three years, we get a look at his vision.
By Joshua Mitnick

News Analysis
The Foreign Policy
Trump's peace plan is a Trojan horse that aim to make Israel occupation permanent - - The White House initiative is a piece of political malware masquerading as a credible diplomatic initiative. The goal is not peace but the permanent normalization of Israel’s military rule over millions of Palestinians.
By Khaled Elegindy

Report
The Washington Post
British Journalist detained in Iran - but able to roam the town - tells his story - - Nicolas Pelham of the Economist couldn’t leave Iran for seven weeks.
By Sara Dadouch & Asser Khattach

Opinions
The New York Times
Is Trump Bibi's Chump - - The president needs to demand a commitment so he doesn’t get played
By Thomas L. friedman

Valentine - Poems & More
The Christian science Monitor
Need a love poem for your Valentine ? - - Poet and reviewer Elizabeth Lund shares her favorite collections of verse, perfect for reading aloud with your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day.
By Elizabeth Lund

Israel - Internal Affairs
The Washington Post
Benny Gantz hopes third chance to our Israel's Netanyahu proves to be charm - - During a rare interview before Gantz’s third election in a year, the former army general says he’s had to grow up fast.
By Ruth Eglash & Steve Hendrix

News Analysis
The Foreign Affairs
Dictator in trouble - - Democracy Isn’t the Only System Under Stress
By Thomas Carothers

News Analysis
The Foreign Affairs
A new nuclear deal won't secure the Middle East - - But Regional Cooperation Could, and Washington Should Support It
By Vali Nasr

Middle East Crisis
The New York Times
Was U.S. wrong about attack that nearly started a war with Iran ? - - Iraqi military and intelligence officials have raised doubts about who fired the rockets that started a dangerous spiral of events.
By Allisa J. Rubin

Middle East Gulf - Future
The Washington Post
IMF: Oil - rich Gulf Aarab states may spend savings in 15 years - - The International Monetary Fund is warning that energy-rich Gulf Arab states could burn through all their savings in the next 15 years
By Jon Gambrell / AP

Middle East - Future Peace
The Christian science Monitor
Annaxation: What it means for Israel, the Palestinians, and peace - - Mideast peace initiatives through the years have always had their detractors, and the Trump plan is no exception. Perhaps its most explosive idea is that Israel could unilaterally annex portions of the West Bank.
By Joshua Mitnick

Science - Technology
The Economist
Scientists reveal the most extensive genetic map of cncers ever made - - It shows how hard tumours will be to crack
By advancing oncology

Solar Energy
The Christian science Monitor
Solar and wind energy trounced the forecasts. Can they do it again - - When predicting the future, humans naturally calculate based on what they already know. But that can turn out to be very wrong when both government policies and industry technology are changing fast.
By Timmy Broderick

Especial Report
The Economist
What does Narendra Modi want ? - - Is it bold economic reform or a Hindu state?
By Special - Report edition

Opinions
The New York Times
Mother Nature scoffs at Trump's Mideast Peace plan - - Climate change and other conditions don’t respect boundary lines.
By Thomas L. friedman

Middle East - Future Peace
The Foreign Affairs
Trump's unfair Middle East plan leaves nothing to negotiate - - An Imposed, Unrealistic Solution Will Not Hold
By Martin Indyk

Israel - Palestinian Peace Plan
The Washington Post
Jared Kushner reportedly angers Netanyahu camp by slowing Israeli annaxation moves - - After the release of the U.S. peace plan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had wanted to bring settlements into Israel proper before March elections.
By Steve Hendrix & Ruth Eglash

Israel - Palestinians
The Christian science Monitor
In Trump plan, Arab Israelis see assault on their identity - - In a region of clashing national identities, Arab citizens of Israel have long occupied a delicate position straddling two worlds. Now a peace plan is seen as challenging their hard-won gains in Israeli society.
By Dina Kraft

Puberty
The Economist
What to do about Puberty bloccker - - Drugs offered to transgender children need to be used more cautiously
By Pill-Pushers

Iran - Ukraine - Plane Crash
The Washington Post
Leaked audio shows Tehran knew missile hit Ukranian passinger jet - - A leaked audio file and transcript were published late Sunday by Ukraine’s 1+1 television channel and included an exchange between an Iranian air traffic controller and a pilot who said he saw a missile hit Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 on Jan. 8.
By Erin Cunningham & Isablle Khurshudyan

Latest News
The Economist
Trapped in Iran: My summer as a gust of the Revolutionary Guards - - In July 2019 Nicolas Pelham, The Economist’s Middle East correspondent, received a rare journalist’s visa to Iran. On the day he was due to fly home, he was detained
By Nicolas Pelham

Israel - Palestinian Peace Plan
The Foreign Affairs
Disaster in the desert - - Why Trump’s Middle East Plan Can’t Work
By Martin Indyk

News Analysis
The New York Times
Trump's Mideast plan leaves Palestinians with few options - - The landscape has shifted so much that a proposal that would have been a nonstarter a decade ago has put the Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in a bind.
By David M. Halfinger & Isabel Kershner

Impeaching President
The New Republic
The Impeachment trail isn't a legal process. It's a proxy war - - With acquittal a foregone conclusion, Trump's accusers and defenders strive to reach audiences beyond the Senate.
By Osita NWANEVU