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Residents walk near damaged buildings in the rebel held area of Old Aleppo, Syria May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Iran Reiterates Support for Syria’s Assad

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 7, 2016 | Middle East

A senior Iranian official has met with the head of the Syrian Regime, Bashar Assad, and pledged unrelenting support for his government in the country’s five-year-old civil war. Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,...

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Reuters

U.N. Chief: Fight against AIDS Threatened by Lack of Funds, Leadership

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 7, 2016 | Health

Global progress fighting AIDS could be lost because prevention programs are suffering from a lack of leadership, accountability and money, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned on Friday. Headway in tackling the epidemic has been “inspiring,” with a 42...

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London’s new mayor Sadiq Khan has gone from a public housing estate in the British capital to running the city, a remarkable rise for the Pakistani immigrant bus driver’s son (AFP Photo/Justin Tallis)

Sadiq Khan, First Muslim to Become London’s Mayor

by Najlaa Habriri | May 7, 2016 | World

London- Sadiq Khan, 45, a Labor Party leader, a former human rights lawyer and a son of a bus driver from Pakistan, was declared the winner after a protracted count that extended into Saturday; thus, becoming the first Muslim to lead Britain’s capital after beating...

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A man pushes an electric bicycle over the bridge in Pyongyang, North Korea May 6, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Electric Bikes Take off in North Korea

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 7, 2016 | Technology

While people have been commuting using vehicles, a sign of economic status for both individuals and nations, on the relatively calm streets of Pyongyang, a new ride is recently catching on. In the capital of impoverished and isolated North Korea, which hosts the first...

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Cameroonian international Patrick Ekeng lies on pitch after collapsing. AFP

Prosecutors Investigate Footballer Death in Romania

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 7, 2016 | Sports

Prosecutors have launched a probe into the sudden death of Dinamo Bucharest and Cameroon midfielder Patrick Ekeng after he collapsed during a match in the Romanian capital. The 26-year-old Ekeng fell to the ground without any contact with another player seven minutes...