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Pablo Zabaleta had an instant and easy affinity with the Manchester City fans who showed their appreciation for a departing legend after his final home match against West Brom. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images

Pablo Zabaleta, the Anti-Robinho Who ‘Got’ Manchester City, Departs a Hero

by Paul Wilson | May 23, 2017 | Sports

One of the endearing things about Manchester City, even in their present incarnation as global-scale wealth squanderers, is that every few years a player comes along whose bond with the supporters transcends the normal relationship between well-rewarded professionals...

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Amazon’s new Echo Show has a touch screen that allows users to make video calls to others who have the device, or an iPhone or Android device with an Alexa app. Credit Amazon

With New Echo Speakers, Amazon Lets You Ask Alexa to Phone Mom

by By Brian X. Chen and Nick Wingfield | May 23, 2017 | Technology

SAN FRANCISCO — With an Amazon Echo speaker today, you can talk to Alexa, the virtual assistant that powers the device, and ask it to play songs, order diapers and even turn on your air-conditioner. Now Amazon wants you to do more than talk to Alexa. It also wants you...

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Iranians Re-Elect a Fake Reformer in a Fake Election

Iranians Re-Elect a Fake Reformer in a Fake Election

by Eli Lake | May 23, 2017 | Opinion

Rouhani was the lesser of two evils, but Westerners vastly overestimate what an Iranian president can do. In the days before President Hassan Rouhani’s re-election victory in Iran this weekend, a video of one of his old speeches circulated on social media....

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Ramadan Sobhi, who has made 16 appearances for Stoke this season, played in front of 100,000 fans for his previous club, Al Ahly. Photograph: James Baylis – AMA/Getty Images

Stoke’s Ramadan Sobhi: ‘It Was not Arrogance, It Was Just a Bit of Skill’

by Freddie Paxton | May 23, 2017 | Sports

For a 20-year-old, Ramadan Sobhi’s career has been quite a journey. He has, in no particular order, played in front of 100,000 fanatical supporters in Egypt, got an opponent sent off after standing on the ball mid-game, fallen out with his coach at al-Ahly and...

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Trump during the Arab-Islamic-American Summit in Riyadh (SPA)

Will Trump’s Visit Change the Region?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 23, 2017 | Opinion

All the consecutive events indicate a new phase looms ahead for the region. The signs are many, including US President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, his important speech before the Islamic summit and the announcement of series of measures to confront Iran. In...