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Most Improved Premier League XI, left to right: Sunderland’s Jordan Pickford, Stoke City’s Joe Allen, Chelsea Eden Hazard, Stephen Ward of Burnley and Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling. Composite: Action Images, Getty, AFP, Rex

Premier League’s most Improved XI: from Pickford to Pedro, a Team on the up

by Paul Doyle | Nov 17, 2016 | Sports

Jordan Pickford (Sunderland) Last season, after returning from a loan stint at Preston, the young goalkeeper had to continue learning his trade by sitting on a bench and contemplating how he might displace Vito Mannone. On-field action was restricted to three...

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Donald Trump gestures to the crowd during his victory speech. AFP

Time to Save the World, Mr. Trump

by Narayana Kocherlakota | Nov 17, 2016 | Opinion

The planet’s wealthiest and most powerful countries face a slow-moving but potentially devastating political and economic crisis. It now falls to Donald Trump to find a way to combat it. Over the past few years, voters in much of the developed world have rebelled...

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The logo of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is seen on the door of the headquarters in Rome August 31, 2005. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

FAO Director: Saudi Arabia Rescued Millions of Souls

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 17, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) signed on Wednesday three executive programs to support projects of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Syria, Palestine and Ethiopia with an amount of USD12 million. This aid is in tandem with...

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King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa of Bahrain (AFP)

Bahraini King: Bahrain is an Oasis of Peace for All Religions, Creeds and Ethnicities

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 17, 2016 | Middle East

Manama– King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has stressed the strong link between Bahrain and the values of tolerance and acceptance. In a message addressed to Bahrainis and residents of Bahrain as the world celebrates the International Day for Tolerance, the King said that...

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Michel Aoun speaks to journalists on October 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Aoun Receives Official Invitation to Visit Egypt

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 17, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – Lebanese President Michel Aoun received an official invitation from his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to visit Egypt. Aoun met on Wednesday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry at the Baabda Palace. He said afterwards that he would visit...