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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman speaks during a news conference about fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings in New York March 21, 2016,Reuters

New York Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Fantasy Sports Games

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 18, 2016 | Sports

Fantasy sports moved a step closer to being legal in New York on Saturday when lawmakers approved the daily and season-long games, clearing a path for FanDuel, DraftKings and others to offer them to millions of players in the state. The multibillion-dollar industry,...

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Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a tour the Jakobshavn Glacier and the Ilulissat Icefjord, located near the Arctic Circle, Friday, June 17, 2016, in Ilulissat, Greenland, AP

Amid Melting Arctic Ice, Kerry Sees Looming Climate Catastrophe

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 18, 2016 | World

Standing near Greenland’s Jakobshavn glacier, U.S Secretary of State John Kerry perceived the signs set towards a looming catastrophe. Giant icebergs broken off from the glacier signaled eventual rising of oceans which scientists warn will submerge islands and...

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Yemeni Government: We Will Stay in Aden Until Sana’a is Liberated

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 18, 2016 | Middle East

The Yemeni government said yesterday that it will stay in the city of Aden until the country’s capital Sana’a and all other provinces are liberated from rebel control. At a meeting with leaders of the factions of the peaceful Southern Movement yesterday, the Prime...

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An Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga stands guard near the Mosul Dam in northern Iraq, February 3, 2016,Reuters

Iraqi Forces Opening Second Front South of ISIS-Held Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 18, 2016 | Middle East

Iraqi forces lined up for opening a second front on Saturday in preparation for an assault on ISIS-stronghold, Mosul. The offensive comes a day later to government troops declaring victory over the terrorists in Fallujah. Elite counter-terrorism forces and two army...

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Opinion: The Syrians Are Waiting For November

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Jun 18, 2016 | Opinion

Last Saturday, Asharq Al-Awsat mentioned that it had been informed by ‘Western diplomatic sources’ that Staffan de Mistura, the UN and Arab League Envoy to Syria, was coming under Russo-American pressures that aim at holding a new round of negotiations in Geneva....