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Pro-democracy protesters sleep outside Hong Kong’s government offices during ongoing protests of mass civil disobedience campaign ‘Occupy Hong Kong,’ in Admiralty, Hong Kong, China, late on October 4, 2014. (EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN)

Protesters to lift Hong Kong government blockade, vow to stay in Central

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 5, 2014 | World

Hong Kong, Reuters—Fearing a police crackdown, Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters bowed to government pressure and said they would lift a blockade of key government buildings, but student leaders braced for a showdown in the heart of the Asian financial center. Tens...

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks at Georgetown University in Washington,DC on October 2, 2014 ahead of the annual IMF/WB meetings next week. (AFP Photo/Nicholas Kamm)

Christine Lagarde: Conflict in Iraq can trigger higher global oil prices

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 5, 2014 | Interviews

Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—IMF managing director Christine Lagarde warned of the fragile recovery of the global economy and the effects of the turmoil in the Middle East, especially the war against ISIS and the instability of Iraq and Syria, which could trigger...

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The designer Lozi and some of her creations. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Maha Al-Lozi: My jewellery blends East and West

by Jocelyn Elia | Oct 5, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—“Maha Al-Lozi, or ‘Lozi,’ is the late journalist Salim Al-Lozi your relative?” “Yes, he is my father,” Maha answers, with a lump in her throat. She quickly looks over to one of the jewelry pieces that are displayed innovatively on a carpet of...

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Major Mariam Al-Mansouri, the UAE air-forces’ first female pilot, attracted widespread praise and criticism for carrying out airstrikes on ISIS in Syria. (EPA/Ali Aljenibi/UAE official news agency)

Opinion: Saudi Arabia, UAE act in the interest of regional stability

by Tariq Alhomayed | Oct 5, 2014 | Opinion

Reuters news agency recently published two significant reports: one about what it described as the bold foreign policy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the UAE; the other dealt with Turkey’s frustration with the West and its regional isolation. The foreign policy of...

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Shi’ite Houthi militants sit in a patrol vehicle that was taken from the army recently in Sana’a on September 26, 2014. (Reuters/Mohamed Al-Sayaghi)

Opinion: Gulf countries standing idly by in Yemen

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 5, 2014 | Opinion

The Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) foreign ministers made very precise statements to send out a warning that “the GCC states will not stand idly by in the face of factional foreign intervention in Yemen.” They had previously stressed that the security of Yemen is...