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People watch a screen displaying a live speech by the leader of the Houthi group Abdul Malik Al-Houthi in Sana’a on February 26, 2015. (Reuters/Mohamed Al-Sayaghi)
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Spot the difference: Ahmed Mater with his work at the British Museum’s ‘Hajj’ exhibition (L) and the Omega advertisement. (Hatem Awiydeh)
Omega advert “utter distortion of Ahmed’s work”
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Celebrated Saudi artist Ahmed Mater is currently filing a court complaint against Swiss watchmaker Omega for plagiarism of his iconic work Magnetism in an advertisement. Asharq Al-Awsat discussed the dispute with the artist and those close to...Caption:
Workers repair electrical grids as civilians walk past buildings damaged by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad in Aleppo’s Al-Shaar neighborhood on February 26, 2015.
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Syria expels two key UN humanitarian staffers
United Nations, AP—The Syrian government expelled two key UN humanitarian staffers because of their contact with armed opposition groups while trying to arrange aid deliveries—a decision that could harm a new effort to secure a six-week truce in the country’s...Caption:
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel attend a session of the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, in Berlin on February 27, 2015. (Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke)
German parliament approves Greece’s bailout extension
Berlin, AP—Germany’s parliament overwhelmingly approved the four-month extension of Greece’s financial bailout on Friday, despite unease over the new government in Athens. Lawmakers voted 542-32 to back the bailout extension. There were 13 abstentions....Caption:
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media in his office in Ankara on April 23, 2014. (AP Photo)