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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola looks dejected at Wembley. Photograph: Stephen Pond/The FA via Getty Images

Pep Guardiola Needs Time to Prove Naysayers Wrong at Manchester City

by Jacob Steinberg | Apr 27, 2017 | Sports

Should Pep Guardiola have happened to find himself in front of a television on Sunday night, he might have been drowned by a wave of nostalgia. A few hours after his lukewarm Manchester City team had unravelled at Wembley, a spectacular clásico was about to reach a...

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Former Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky speaks during a Reuters Newsmaker event at Canary Wharf in London, Britain, November 26, 2015. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

Kremlin Censures Planned Russian Protests, Outlaws Khodorkovsky NGOs

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 27, 2017 | World

The Kremlin said on Thursday that an opposition protest planned for Saturday was illegal and police would deal with anyone who showed up accordingly. The Open Russia foundation, an organization set up by Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has called for big...

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Saudi clinics treated 128,600 Syrians at Zaatari camp in 2016, SPA

Saudi Clinics Vaccinate against Epidemics in Jordan’s Zaatari Refugee Camp

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 27, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

At least 92 Syrian refugee children have been vaccinated by Saudi specialized clinics extending humanitarian and medical aid to al-Zaatari camp in Jordan, reported Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Offering a wide-ranging program for medical assistance, the vaccinations were...

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Jim Mattis at his confirmation hearing. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)

Mattis and Trump: The Odd Couple that Works

by David Ignatius | Apr 27, 2017 | Opinion

As President Trump nears the 100-day benchmark, it’s a good moment to examine the relationship that has evolved between the mercurial and inexperienced commander in chief and his unflappable defense secretary, Jim Mattis. It’s an unlikely partnership, but so far it...

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A man is held by police in Westminster after an arrest was made on Whitehall in central London, Britain, April 27, 2017. REUTERS/Kylie MacLellan

UK Police Arrest Bearded Man in Westminster

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 27, 2017 | World

British police were holding a bearded man carrying a backpack near the scene of an incident close to Britain’s finance ministry and Prime Minister Theresa May’s official residence, Reuters witnesses said. Police said no one had been injured in the incident...