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US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert places his hand over the gash on his face after being attacked by a Korean nationalist in Seoul, South Korea, on March 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Ju-sung)

Knife-wielding attacker slashes face of US ambassador in South Korea

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 5, 2015 | World

Seoul, Reuters—US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert underwent two-and-a-half hours of surgery after he was slashed in the face by a Korean nationalist in an attack at a breakfast forum in Seoul on Thursday to discuss Korean reunification. Lippert, 42, was...

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King Salman in 2004 on a visit to Spain during his tenure as Riyadh’s governor. (EPA/Jose Huesca)

Opinion: Ban Ki-moon and King Salman

by Samir Atallah | Mar 5, 2015 | Opinion

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said recently that Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz has managed to achieve in the first 10 days of his reign what no ruler could possibly achieve during their first 100. But for all their good intentions,...

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This undated handout photo shows Egyptian actress Faten Hamama (R) with her then-husband, Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, in Cairo, Egypt. (AFP Photo/HO)

Egypt issues stamps to commemorate Arab screen legend

by Dalia Assam | Mar 5, 2015 | Lifestyle & Culture

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s postal service has issued stamps commemorating Egyptian actress Faten Hamama, one of the Arab world’s most celebrated screen actors, who died in January at the age of 84. Known as the “Lady of the Arab Screen,” Hamama made her...