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Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa chats with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel during a EU summit in Brussels, Belgium April 29, 2017. Reuters/Eric Vidal

EU Toughens Brexit Terms, Warns Britons on Securing Market Access

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 29, 2017 | World

European Union leaders endorsed stiff divorce terms for Britain on Saturday and warned Britons to have “no illusions” about swiftly securing a new relationship to keep their access to EU markets. At a Brussels summit marked by unusual harmony among the 27...

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Muslims pray and gather around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 8, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Saudi Hajj, Umrah Ministry Opens Doors for Pilgrimage Planners’ Permit Applications

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 29, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Hajj and Umrah ministry announced that it is fully ready and open to receive applications for organizing agencies and embassies to acquire permits on organizing voyages or offering services to future Umrah performers, reported Saudi Press Agency...

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FILE PHOTO: Sandy Phan-Gillis, arrested on suspicion of spying by Chinese authorities in March 2015 while visiting the country as part of a trade delegation from Houston, is seen in an undated photo taken and provided by her husband Jeff Gillis. Picture courtesy of Jeff Gillis/Handout via Reuters

US Citizen Convicted of Espionage Deported from China

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 29, 2017 | World

A United States citizen who was convicted of espionage this week after being held without trial for two years was deported by China, removing a source of friction between Washington and Beijing. Sandy Phan-Gillis was arrested in March 2015 while about to leave...

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The demolition of Espanyol’s Estadi de Sarrià in 1997. Mauricio Pochettino says: ‘It was very, very emotional. And now it’s happening at White Hart Lane.’ Photograph: Matthew Ashton/Empics Sport

Tottenham Clash with Arsenal Takes Pochettino Back to Another Demolition Derby

by David Hynter | Apr 29, 2017 | Sports

London – It was a demolition derby – in more ways than one. There were penalties, a red card and red-raw tempers. Mauricio Pochettino will never forget it. The Tottenham Hotspur manager was an Espanyol player at the time and the visitors to the club’s Estadi de...

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Mauricio Pochettino applauds Tottenham’s fans after his team cut Chelsea’s lead to four points at the top of the table. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

Tottenham Prove Themselves Up to the Terms of a Testing Trial at Selhurst Park

by Stuart James | Apr 29, 2017 | Sports

London – The only question for Tottenham Hotspur to answer in south London was a psychological one. Did the damage that Chelsea inflicted at Wembley on Saturday, in another chastening semi‑final experience for Spurs, extend to the Premier League title race?...