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FILE PHOTO: People inspect the damage at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-held city of Idlib, Syria February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

Warplanes Drop Incendiary Bombs in Syria’s Idlib

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 10, 2017 | Middle East

Syrian or Russian warplanes dropped incendiary bombs on areas of Idlib and Hama provinces just days after a deadly gas attack in the region, activists and a monitoring group reported on Monday. Moscow and the Syrian army were not immediately available for comment. The...

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President Jacob Zuma answers questions at Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

South African President Zuma: Last Week’s Protesters are Racist

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 10, 2017 | World

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma on Monday accused some protesters of racism after marches last week that drew tens of thousands of people demanding his resignation, while the opposition announced plans for a new protest. More than 60,000 people marched in South...

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Man poses in front of on a display showing the word ‘cyber’ in binary code, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica December 27, 2014. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Spanish Authorities Arrest Russian over Alleged US Vote ‘Hacking’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 10, 2017 | World

Spanish authorities apprehended a Russian computer expert on Monday under suspicions of alleged involvement in the hacking of United States presidential election campaign. Piotr Levashov, was arrested at Barcelona airport on Friday, has been singled out by the United...

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Shayrat Airfield in Homs, Syria is seen in this DigitalGlobe satellite image on February 18, 2017 and released by the U.S. Defense Department on April 6, 2017 after announcing U.S. forces conducted a cruise missile strike against the Syrian Air Force airfield. DigitalGlobe/Courtesy U.S. Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS

Trump Raises the Stakes for Russia and Iran

by Dennis Ross | Apr 10, 2017 | Opinion

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s decision to launch nearly 60 Tomahawk cruise missiles against Al Shayrat air base, from which the Syrian air force flew to drop chemical weapons on the town of Khan Sheikhoun earlier this week, was swift and purposeful. No doubt, the...

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Neymar is presented as a Barcelona player in June 2013 – the legal fallout from the deal continues to this day. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

Race for Neymar: the Inside Story of How Barcelona Sealed the Controversial Deal

by Alex Duff and Tariq Panja | Apr 10, 2017 | Sports

On a July evening in 2011 the football world’s focus was on the Vila Belmiro Stadium in Santos, which appears little changed from the days when a teenage Pelé lived in a dormitory under one of the stands. National-team coaches had arrived in Brazil before the World...