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Still from Rock the Casbah (Laïla Marrakchi, 2013)
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The Union Flag and Saltire—the national flag of Scotland—are flown above Horseguards in central London, the United Kingdom, on September 17, 2014, ahead of the referendum on Scotland’s independence. (AFP Photo/Carl Court)
Opinion: Torn States and Changing Identities
Scotland’s pro-independence camp did not need to form armed groups or practice ritual murders to declare their intention to secede from the United Kingdom. Nevertheless, they pushed forward their secessionist scheme, which would separate the two most populous nations...Caption:
Syrian refugees walk inside an informal settlement in Deir Al-Ahmar, the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon, on September 16, 2014. (Reuters/Alia Haju)
Lebanon to set up Syrian refugee camps, introduce new measures: minister
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Lebanese government is considering setting up “shelters” for existing Syrian refugees as it mulls the introduction of new measures banning the entry of Syrian nationals into the tiny Mediterranean country, a senior government official told...Caption:
A boat passes buildings under construction and the two towers of the National Bank of Egypt building (R), overlooking the River Nile in Cairo, Egypt, on June 7, 2013. (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih)
Saudi–Egyptian bilateral trade to rise 12 percent by year’s end: Egyptian official
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Bilateral trade between Saudi Arabia and Egypt will jump 12 percent year-on-year by the end of 2014, an Egyptian diplomatic official in Riyadh told Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday. Ahmed Zaki, the economic adviser at the Egyptian embassy in Riyadh,...Caption:
File photo of Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh. (Asharq Al-Awsat)