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Adama Traoré, left, breezes past Christian Fuchs during Middlesbrough’s recent draw at Leicester City. Photograph: Nigel French/PA

Adama Traoré: ‘At Barcelona There Was not as Much Focus on Defending’

by Louise Taylor | Jan 4, 2017 | Sports

Adama Traoré arrived in England trailing a reputation as an astonishing hybrid of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Perhaps predictably, it did not take him long to disappoint his new public. “It was good to hear that from Tim,” says Middlesbrough’s elemental...

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Riot police break up a previous protest in Algeria. Reuters: Louafi Larbi

Algeria: Renewed Clashes between Protesters, Police

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 4, 2017 | Middle East

Algeria- Algerian Minister of Interior Noureddine Badawi threatened to “strike with an iron fist whoever tries to destabilize the country’s security.” The Minister’s warnings came after protestors carried out serious acts of riot, burning and vandalism in many cities...

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A firefighter works to extinguish an oil well set on fire by fleeing ISIS members in November in Qayyarah, Iraq. (Chris Mcgrath/Getty Images)

Inside the Economic War against ISIS

by Joby Warrick | Jan 4, 2017 | Features

Washington- ISIS starts the new year with a drastically depleted bank account, counterterrorism officials say, following months of intensified efforts to deprive the jihadists of oil profits and other revenue used to finance military operations and terrorist attacks...

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Brexit: From a Simple Idea to Reality

by Najlaa Habriri | Jan 4, 2017 | Features

London- 2016 was dominated by three major headlines: worsening of the Syrian war, Britain’s separation from the European Union (EU), and the election of Donald Trump for the U.S. presidency. The Syria war continued. Donald Trump won after months of electoral battles....

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A boy skips at a school in Yemen’s capital Sana’a sheltering people. Photo: Reuters

Yemen: Concerns Over Changes in Educational Curricula on Confessional, Sectarian Bases

by Arafat Madabish | Jan 4, 2017 | Middle East

Aden – Yemen’s rebel groups are about to introduce core amendments to school programs on “confessional bases”, well-informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. The sources said that the Houthi rebels were attempting to amend school curricula to better reflect...