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White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn (C) arrives prior to a joint news conference between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Michael Flynn’s Star Burns Out

by David Ignatius | Feb 20, 2017 | Opinion

A strange and circuitous path led retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn toward his fateful telephone contact in late December with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and the flameout of what had been a distinguished military career. Military and intelligence colleagues who...

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Alexis Sánchez cut a forlorn figure in Munich as he struggled to lift his Arsenal team-mates to his level during the 5-1 defeat by Bayern. Photograph: Chris Brunskill Ltd/Getty Images

As Arsène Wenger Struggles, does ‘the Arsenal Way’ Just Mean Annual Angst?

by Nick Ames | Feb 20, 2017 | Sports

Arsenal’s Identity However Arsenal proceed in the summer, one of their primary considerations will be the identity the club have cultivated under Arsène Wenger. That goes far beyond the football pitch: in common with most of their direct rivals at home and abroad,...

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Bahram Ghasemi is spokesman at the Iran Foreign Ministry. (Photo: AFP)

Tehran Rejects Ontario Court Ruling Ordering Reimbursement for Supporting Terrorism

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 20, 2017 | World

London – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi dismissed the recent ruling of Superior Court of Justice in Ontario against the Islamic Republic of Iran. The ruling was based on Tehran’s support for terrorism. Ghasemi criticized the finding, claiming...

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Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber shakes hands with Wang Yilin. ADNOC

UAE’s ADNOC Signs Deal with Chinese Company

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 20, 2017 | Business

Abu Dhabi- Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed on Sunday an agreement with the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), awarding it an 8% interest in Abu Dhabi’s onshore oil concession. CNPC contributed a sign up bonus of AED 6.5 billion ($1.77 billion)...

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Bart Somers elected as new ALDE-CoR President – Reuters

Bart Somers: ‘We Face Extremism by Cooperating with Schools, Mosques, Police’

by Abdullah Mustafa | Feb 20, 2017 | World

Brussels – Only 20 Kilometers separate the capital of Belgium, Brussels, which suffered from terrorism and extremism, and Mechelen city that succeeded in countering extremism to an extent that the city’s name was not mentioned in the arrests that preceded and...