DOWNLOAD PDF A century after diplomats Mark Sykes of Britain and François Georges-Picot of France drew up a secret agreement to divide the Ottoman lands of the Middle East, a look at the modern map indicates the resulting states have largely stood the test of time -- at least thus far. Most of these states are now under considerable demographic, economic,
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The liberation of Mosul is as close as one can find to a certainty in warfare. The Islamic State has perhaps 2,000 to 3,000 fighters to defend a 12-square-mile metropolis, as around 54,000 Iraqi security forces and Kurdish Peshmerga barrel down on them. One can easily summon nightmare scenarios that could unfold during the battle. What if 1 million people flee the city? What
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Download PDF: sulaiman-sameer-adam-smith-karl-marx-final-2 It is important for everyone to learn the essential principles of contemporary economics since many of our decisions are made according to these principles. For instance, when we are about to buy certain goods, we see what interests us the most and compare prices of goods to see which one fits our needs the bes
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Download PDF: saudi-arabias-economic-time-bomb-by-luay-al-khatteeb Time is a luxury that Saudi Arabia can no longer take for granted. It faces an economic time bomb, which, if not defused, will have severe and possibly irreversible effects both nationally and internationally. The 2014-2015 collapse in oil prices has slashed the Kingdom’s main source of revenue which makes 77
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BAGHDAD — On Oct. 23, the Iraqi parliament’s agricultural committee reported that Iraq imports more than 75% of its vegetables and animal products. Meanwhile, agriculture experts conducted a study that they presented to the Cabinet on Oct. 22, calling for organizing agricultural licensing rounds to save the agricultural sector from its miserable situation and putting an end t
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