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Harry Kane in action for Millwall in January 2012, during a loan spell in which he played a significant part in keeping the club in the Championship. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images

How Harry Kane’s Loan Saved Millwall from Relegation and Made Him a Man

by David Hynter | Mar 12, 2017 | Sports

Joe Gallen was the Millwall assistant manager at the time and he remembers it as an “us or them” situation. Millwall were hovering above the Championship’s relegation places and Portsmouth were embedded in them, having been docked 10 points for their descent into...

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A woman stands along a damaged street in Manbij, Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi Said

Manbij: Syria’s Modern Day “Danzig”

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Mar 12, 2017 | Opinion

Establishing safe zones and no-fly zones was among the very first critical demands made with respect to the Syria crisis, yet the then United States administration led by former President Barrack Obama– keen on rehabilitating its rival Iran and turning it into a...

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Houthis attend a gathering in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Reuters)

Sana’a…The Last of Yemen Battles ?

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 12, 2017 | Middle East

Aden- Reclaiming Yemen insurgency-held capital Sana’a has become a contentious topic on the war-torn country’s arena. Analysts say that the Sana’a battle will spell the end of the civil war spurred by Putschists that are chiefly composed of Iran-aligned Houthi...

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US General Mark Kimmitt, AFP

Gen. Kimmitt: Trump Aware of Risks Posed by Iran’s ‘Detrimental’ Influence in Gulf

by Huda Al Husseini | Mar 12, 2017 | Interviews

London – United States General Mark Kimmitt accused Iran for ongoing attempts to expand its harmful influence, reaffirming that the President Donald Trump administration fully recognizes the dangers of Iranian sway growing in the region. Gen. Kimmitt noted that...

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People mourn at the graves of three polio vaccinators who died in a suicide bombing in Kabul on March 1. (Sayed Salahuddin/for The Washington Post)

Terrorist Attacks in Kabul…Violence, Endless War

by Pamela Constable | Mar 12, 2017 | Features

KABUL — Behroz Haidary was a skilled surgeon, army captain, environmental activist and father of three. On Wednesday, he was making rounds at Kabul’s main military hospital when he was shot dead by gunmen who had infiltrated the facility, disguised as medics. It was...