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Mesut Özil lobs the ball over the Ludogorets keeper for his masterpiece winner in Arsenal’s 3-2 Champions League victory. Photograph: Zemanek/BPI/Rex/Shutterstock

The Evolution of Arsenal’s Mesut Özil Earns Comparison with Bergkamp

by Amy Lawrence | Nov 12, 2016 | Sports

Basking in the glow of the masterpiece match-winner that was the talk of Europe this week, Mesut Özil made his way serenely, contentedly, back towards London. It seemed as if half of Bulgaria wanted a bit of him before he left. He gladly had time for everyone –...

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An undated photo of Ronald Reagan.AP

Trump Files: Standing Up to Iran

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Nov 12, 2016 | Opinion

Not only did Ronald Reagan won the 1981 U.S. presidential race, but he also managed to establish an unrivalled reputation for himself as a strong and firm leader who had warned off Iran, and who freed 52 of the U.S. citizens detained in Tehran within the early few...

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The International Monetary Fund logo is seen inside its headquarters at the end of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, U.S., October 9, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

IMF Approves Egypt’s $12 Billion Loan Agreement

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 12, 2016 | Business

The International Monetary Fund’s executive board approved on Friday a three-year, $12 billion bailout to Egypt aimed at salvaging a struggling economy, restoring investor confidence, bringing down public debt and controlling inflation while seeking to protect the...

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Turkey vs. ISIS

Scores of ISIS Affiliates Arrested during Security Campaigns in Turkey

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Nov 12, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-Turkish security forces carried out an expanded campaign in a number of provinces targeting ISIS members in the country. The forces arrested a mass number of ISIS affiliates, including foreigners. Turkish security forces arrested 15 suspected members of the...

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Iraqi families who were displaced by the ongoing operation by Iraqi forces against ISIS to retake Mosul. AFP

Mosul’s Escapees: A Living Hell

by Dalshad Abdullah | Nov 12, 2016 | Middle East

Mosul- After 28 months into the hardline group ISIS taking over control of Iraq’s Kokajli, east of Mosul, Ali Jassim, 56, has been able to take his first free puff of a cigarette in a very long time. Liberated by the exertions of the Iraq Security Forces and elite...