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Beckham Asks Real Madrid to Be Patient with Team Mate Zidane

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 20, 2016 | Sports

David Beckham revealed through different statements during an interview with the Spanish magazine, Semanal, that he thinks Real Madrid should give his former team mate at the club, Zinedine Zidane, some time in order to succeed; regardless of what happens in the...

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Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir. Reuters

Sudanese President Plans to Attend U.N. AIDS Meeting, Challenging ICC

by Ahmed Younis | May 20, 2016 | Middle East

Khartoum- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is challenging the International Criminal Court (ICC ) and planning to attend an AIDS conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York next month. The Sudanese presidency has announced that it applied for U.S. visas and is...

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Hezbollah Threatens Lebanese Banks With “Legal Obligation” Under Which Deposits Will be Withdrawn

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 20, 2016 | Middle East

The Lebanese Hezbollah is challenging the repercussions of a US law targeting its finances by taking measures that have been described as harsh. According to available information, the group formed a “committee of financial and economic experts around ten days ago to...

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Iraqi forces in Rutba after it was recaptured from ISIS. AFP

U.S. Praises ‘Success’ of Iraqi Forces in Retaking Rutba from ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 20, 2016 | Middle East

The top U.S. commander in Baghdad praised on Friday Iraqi ground forces for recapturing the southwestern town of Rutba after ISIS militants who had occupied it for nearly two years fled or put up only light resistance. Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland told reporters...

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Solar panels are one of the biggest sources of renewable energy in Portugal Getty Images

Portugal Runs for Four Days Straight Without Oil

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 20, 2016 | Business

London- Portugal managed to keep its lights on with renewable energy alone for four consecutive days, last week, in framework of its first test to increase its investments to create energy. From Saturday until Wednesday the country used sustainable electricity on its...