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Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger in 2009. The Scot eventually left Manchester United four years later and the Old Trafford club struggled to adjust. Photograph: Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images

Arsenal’s ‘Wenger Out’ Crowd Should Look at Manchester United’s Labours

by Daniel Taylor | Feb 21, 2017 | Sports

London – It probably won’t surprise anybody who has followed the life and times of Zlatan Ibrahimovic to know that when he was rich enough to afford the house of his dreams in Malmo – a mansion, painted pink, “as big as a castle” – it didn’t particularly bother...

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U.N. Demands Details from Damascus on Commanders Suspected of Using Chemical Weapons

by Jordan Dakamseh | Feb 21, 2017 | World

New York, London – The International Security Council will listen Thursday to a briefing by High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Kim Won-soo, who will provide updated information on joint mechanism between the United Nations and the Organization for the...

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Southern Resistance fighters react as they prepare to go to the frontline of fighting against Houthis in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden July 16, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Yemeni Leader: Houthis Target Army Leaders with Iranian-Made Bombs

by Said Al-Abyad | Feb 21, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah- Deputy Chief of General Staff of Yemeni Armed Forces Major General Ahmed Saif said that the army detected Iranian-made bombs, used earlier by Lebanese “Hezbollah” and currently by Houthi militias to target leaders in the Yemeni national army. These bombs are...

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Morocco’s Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar (L.) speaks with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir in Rabat, Wednesday. (Reuters/Youssef Boudlal)

Saudi Economic Delegation Discusses Commercial, Business Opportunities in Morocco

by Lahssen Moqana | Feb 21, 2017 | Business

Casablanca – A Saudi economic delegation, consisting of 16 members, is carrying out a tour in Morocco (Casablanca, Rabat and Agadir) to meet their Moroccan counterparts and discuss possible cooperation opportunities in investment and commercial fields. Mohamed...

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Iraqi soldiers gather to go battle against ISIS militants south of Mosul , Iraq, June 15, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Iraqi Forces Close in on Mosul Airport

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 21, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil –Iraqi forces are closing in on Mosul airport, just south of Mosul, after dislodging ISIS militants from a nearby hill in Bouyoussif town, a key village overlooking Mosul’s airport. A number of civilians in the area called for aid during a phone call with...