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A Syrian boy is comforted as he cries next to the body of a relative who died in a reported airstrike on April 27, 2016 in the rebel-held neighborhood of al-Soukour in the northern city of Aleppo. AFP

Britain Rejects Assad’s Siege of Syrian Cities

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 20, 2016 | Middle East

London-Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has called the current Syrian situation “dire” and said the country faced a “terrible humanitarian catastrophe.” “We have very serious issues before us today. We have an unfolding humanitarian...

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A Syrian refugee child in Lebanon receives a polio vaccine. AFP

International NGO: School Crisis for Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 20, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Mariam Khatib, a 15-year-old Syrian refugee in Lebanon, says she has just one wish in life — to be able to go back to school. “People are nothing without education,” says the shy teenager, who has not been in a classroom since her family fled...

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Arabic Calligraphy in Cairo International Festival

by Dalia Assam | Jul 20, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Cairo-With the launch of the Cairo International Festival for Arabic Calligraphy, the Art Gallery at Cairo Opera House has been filled with different types of calligraphic works that reflect the beauty of the Arabic calligraphy. The festival, which is supposed to...

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An Iraqi man gets off a boat on July 14, 2016 in the Ahwar area in the southern Maysan province — also known as the Iraqi Marshlands — one of the world’s largest inland delta systems. AFP

UNESCO Saves Iraq’s Marshlands by Naming them World Heritage Site

by Hamza Mustafa | Jul 20, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Baghdad-Before UNESCO took its decision to add Iraqi Marshlands and historic sites to the World Heritage List, these water surfaces, which were the preferred destination for lovers and poets, used to conserve many types of birds and fish and to be surrounded by cane...