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What’s really going on with inflation? Economists weigh in

Here are answers to your frequently asked questions about inflation – what does it mean, what’s causing it, and what can be done Prices for goods and services increased 7% in the last year, the highest inflation rate in nearly four decades, according to numbers released Wednesday by the US …

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US denies Syria-Lebanon-Israel gas deal; was it ever going to happen?

The idea of bailing out Lebanon’s elites to keep Iranian gas off the streets of Beirut may not come to pass because of its complexity. The US State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs has denied a claim there was a secret deal that would see Israel supply gas to …

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Israel should not attack nuclear Iran alone, but should join a NATO 2.0 – opinion

An emboldened nuclear Iran would increase its involvement in terrorism and subversive activity across the globe. In July 2009, six months after president Barack Obama was elected, I was invited to the White House by a senior US official. He asked for my opinion regarding the possibility of an Israeli …

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