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Footballers Abou Diaby, Demba Ba and Jacques Faty performing Umrah today after arriving for Hajj, IlmFeed twitter page

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Footballers Abou Diaby, Demba Ba, Jacques Faty Perform Umrah

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 30, 2017 | Media

Footballers Abou Diaby, Demba Ba and Jacques Faty performing Umrah after arriving for Hajj pilgrimage, tweeted IlmFeed on Wednesday. “IlmFeed,” is a London-based group which focuses on documenting and posting positive stories about Islam and Muslims,...

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There have been allegations of aid by KS Relief being distributed exclusively in areas controlled by legitimacy controlled areas, KSRelief

KSRelief Inspects Food Aid Distribution Centers in Aden, Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 30, 2017 | Middle East

A team from King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid has inspected projects being financed and implemented by it through the World Food Program (WFP) in Aden governorate, said the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). During the inspection, the team was briefed on the...

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An employee counts rupee notes inside a private money exchange office in New Delhi July 5, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

Indians Give Back 15.4 Trillion Rupees in Denotified Notes

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 30, 2017 | Business

Indians returned an estimated 15.4 trillion rupees ($242 billion) in high-currency bills removed from circulation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its annual report out on Wednesday. By rendering 500 and 1,000 rupees illegal in one stroke and imposing...

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Hurricane Harvey is seen in the Texas Gulf Coast, US, in this NOAA GOES satellite image on August 24, 2017. NOAA/Handout via Reuters

Scientists Say Hurricane Harvey Consistent with Global Warming Trends

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 30, 2017 | World

Scientists sent off a warning on “bigger and stronger” storms coming, as the devastating intensity of hurricanes such Harvey, a monster storm that swamped Huston, matched global warming trends. Among the many climate factors that play a role in hurricanes...

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Five of these seven Harvard students will eventually join Congress. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Getty Images

Dismantling the Dictatorship of the Highly Educated

by Justin Fox | Aug 30, 2017 | Opinion

In the affluent nations of northwestern Europe, people with university educations have taken over politics. Cabinet ministers with fancy degrees are nothing new, but more and more parliamentary seats have been going to college graduates. In some countries, the highly...