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Libya: GNA Roots Itself Deeper, Elects Al-Swehli Council President

by Khalid Mahmoud | Apr 7, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo-The Government of National Accord (GNA), step by step, began anchoring its authority in Tripoli- Capital of Libya- a week after getting inside the city. However, the Tripoli government issued a presidential announcement, in which it irrevocably refused to step...

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A view shows the mess after protesters attacked the office of Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat in Beirut, Lebanon, April 1, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Opinion: Asharq Al-Awsat’s Cartoon

by Salman Al-dossary | Apr 7, 2016 | Opinion

Now, after the storm has calmed down following the cartoon on Lebanon, which was published in Asharq Al-Awsat on Friday, the different stances on it have been brought to light. As ordinary as it may seem, some people have misread the cartoon and interpreted it...

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Tourists walk in the historical city of Palmyra, April 14, 2007. REUTERS/Nour Fourat/Files

ISIS Makes Millions from Antiquities –Russia

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 7, 2016 | Middle East

ISIS militants in Syria and Iraq are earning between $150 million and $200 million a year from illicit trade in plundered lucrative antiquities, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations said in a letter released on Wednesday. “Around 100,000 cultural...

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Sapped by Arab World, Al-Manar Resorts to Russian Satellite

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 7, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Arab satellite operator “Nilesat” staged a decisive walkout against the Lebanon-based terrorist group Hezbollah. The operator administration cut the transmission of “Al-Manar”-Hezbollah official media outlet- for reasons it considered private. The broadcasting...

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Facebook’s New Video Product Unveils

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 7, 2016 | Entertainment, Technology

SAN FRANCISCO- Facebook Live, a new expansion in the realm of social media expanded by Facebook Inc. on Wednesday, a new feature that ranks a prominent place on the app and rolling out features, by making it easier for users to search and comment in real time. This is...