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The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb (5th R) and Coptic Pope Tawadros (3rd L) attend the opening session of a two-day international conference in Cairo on fighting extremism, on December 3, 2014. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)

Increased Iranian-Egyptian anti-terror cooperation needed: Iranian cleric

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Dec 5, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The near future will see increased counter-terrorism cooperation and coordination between Egypt and Iran according to Ahmad Moballeghi, Iran’s representative at this week’s anti-terror conference in Cairo. Asharq Al-Awsat spoke with...

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Ancient sculptures are displayed at the Sudan National Museum in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
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Sudan National Museum hit by half million dollar tree theft

by Seham Saleh | Dec 5, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Khartoum, Asharq Al-Awsat—One of the more strange thefts in the history of the Sudan National Museum took place when a sandalwood tree worth more than half a million US dollars was stolen from the museum’s garden last weekend. The thief used an electric saw to cut the...

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Australian Prime Minister Abbott shakes hands with Russian President Putin as he officially welcomes leaders to the G20 summit in Brisbane. (Reuters)

Opinion: Putin is losing his luster

by Amir Taheri | Dec 5, 2014 | Opinion

One of the myths woven around Vladimir Putin’s personality cult is based on the narrative of his first visit to “the Holy Land” as a young man, where he is supposed to have been inspired to assume “a special mission” in the service of Mother Russia. The...