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Damascus residents gather at the cultural center in the Old City. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Poet’s House in Old Damascus

by Hisham Adra | Jan 7, 2015 | Lifestyle & Culture

Damascus, Asharq Al-Awsat—Damascus’s Old City, the ancient heart of the Syrian capital, witnessed an interesting phenomenon during the 1990s, one that quickly bordered on becoming a craze: denizens began converting some of their traditional Syrian homes—some dating...

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A Saudi man walks on a street past a field of solar panels at the Al-Oyeynah Research Station at the King Abdulaziz City of Sciences and Technology, in this May 21, 2012 file photo. (Reuters/Fahad Shadeed/Files)

Germany and Saudi Arabia to deepen solar power cooperation

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Jan 7, 2015 | Business

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Germany is keen to cooperate with Saudi Arabia in the field of solar energy, according to a German official, as a business delegation from the country visits the Kingdom to boost bilateral trade and investment. Herbert Jacobi, a representative...

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Hamas leader will remain in Doha, suspend activities: group official

by Kifah Ziboun | Jan 7, 2015 | Middle East

Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—A senior member of Hamas denied that Doha has asked the group’s leader Khaled Mishal to leave the small Gulf state, but admitted on Tuesday that the Qatari government had “shifted its political orientation” towards the group. Speaking...

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Firefighters carry an injured man on a stretcher in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving at least 11 dead. (AFP Photo/Philippe Dupeyrat)

Police: 11 dead in shooting at satirical newspaper in Paris

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 7, 2015 | World

Paris, AP—Masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of a satirical newspaper on Wednesday, killing 12 people before escaping. It was France’s deadliest terror attack in at least two decades. French President François Hollande called the attack on the Charlie Hebdo...

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Divers working in the Java Sea photographed what they believe to be the wreckage of AirAsia flight QZ8501, on January 7, 2015. (AFP Photo/Basarnas)

AirAsia jet tail found underwater, black box may be close

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 7, 2015 | World

Jakarta and Pangkalan Bun, Reuters—The tail of a crashed AirAsia jet has been found on the sea bed about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the plane’s last known location, Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said on Wednesday, a breakthrough that...