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This December 16, 2014 file photo shows the entrance of Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. (AFP)
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Syrian boys smoke water pipes at a cafe in the old part of the capital Damascus on January 16, 2014 as fighting continued in other parts of the country. (Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images)
Damascus coffeehouses receive women’s touch
Damascus, Asharq Al-Awsat—Rehab and Sally did not feel self-conscious on their first day at their new job in Al-Kamal coffeehouse in the Syrian capital Damascus. The coffeehouse regulars, however, were surprised to see the waitresses in a place usually only frequented...Caption:
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 26, 2014. (EPA/Justin Lane)
Palestinians ready for further negotiations on UN resolution
Washington and Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Palestinians are ready for further negotiations on the draft resolution that they submitted to the UN Security Council on Wednesday in order to secure 9 out of the 15 votes required to meet a 2017 deadline for the end of...Caption:
Egyptian security forces are seen at the site of bombing carried out by Ajnar Misr at the Helwan University, southern Cairo, Egypt, 20 November 2014. (EPA/Eman Helal)
US places Ajnad Misr and senior Al-Qaeda official on terror list
Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—The US State Department has listed Egyptian insurgent group Ajnad Misr and senior Al-Qaeda figure Ibrahim Al-Rubaysh as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. In a statement issued on Thursday, the US State Department said: “Ajnad Misr is...Caption:
The Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Aphrem II. (Syriac Orthodox Church)