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Big money buys (clockwise from top left): Kevin De Bruyne, Paul Pogba, Mesut Özil, Sadio Mané, Michy Batshuayi and Moussa Sissoko. Photograph: AP, EPA, Getty Images and Rex Features

Spurs’ Rise above Manchester United and City Shows Daniel Levy’s Sums Add Up

by Paul Wilson | Feb 1, 2017 | Sports

Manchester City and Manchester United could be forgiven for not paying that much attention to the league table this weekend. The FA Cup is center stage and it must be pretty annoying anyway to see three London clubs in the top three places with just Liverpool...

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NAC: ‘Russia Thwarted Attack near French Embassy’

by Taha Abed alWahed | Feb 1, 2017 | World

Moscow- Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) said there is a drop in terrorist activity in Russia. NAC said on Tuesday that the country “liquidated” more than 140 alleged terrorists working in Russia in 2016. Igor Kulyagin, first deputy director for the...

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Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders. AFP

European Court of Justice Rejects Asylum for ‘Supporters of Terrorism’

by Abdullah Mustafa | Feb 1, 2017 | World

Brussels- Member states of the European Union can now reject asylum applications for people who have extremist links, the EU Court of Justice said. The ruling extends to those who provide indirect support to terrorist groups without actually committing attacks. The...

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British PM Theresa May (REUTERS)

British House of Commons to Discuss EU’s Brexit

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 1, 2017 | World

London – Members of British parliament started debating the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill in parliament on Tuesday. The legislation would give Prime Minister Theresa May the power to invoke article 50 and start two years of negotiations to leave the...

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A view shows the construction of the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Saudi Real Estate Deals Drop 11% in January

by Abdulilahi Al-Shadid | Feb 1, 2017 | Business

Riyadh- Saudi real estate deals dropped 11% in the first month of 2017 compared to the same period of last year. These results are because of the reluctance in the real estate segment due to government pressures on the sector in order to regulate prices. The fall in...