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Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir, left, meets United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, at the United Nations headquarters on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Bryan R. Smith)

Foreign Ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council Condemn Iranian Interference

by Heba El Koudsy | Sep 19, 2016 | Middle East

New York–Foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council called on Iran to abide by the principles of good neighborliness and respect Arab States’ sovereignty. The ministers strongly rejected Iran’s continuous interference in other countries’ internal affairs and...

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Reel Iraq poetry – Ghareeb Iskander & John Glenday

The Nation’s Bitterness, Burdens the Heart

by Awad Nasser | Sep 19, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- The Iraqi poet and translator Ghareeb Iskander has made a remarkable step by translating a bouquet of poem for the Caribbean poet, Derek Walcott, aiming at enhancing dialogue among different cultures and to offer the Arab reader a new opportunity to acquaint a...

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Women walk in the war-ravaged town of al-Shadadi in Hasaka province, northeast Syria | REUTERS

Following U.S.-Russian Dispute, Syria’s Ceasefire Falls Apart

by Caroline Akoum, Heba El Koudsy and Jordan Dakamseh | Sep 19, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, New York-Syria’s ceasefire fell apart on Sunday after fighting emerged at several fronts while Aleppo residential suburbs were raided with explosive barrels. Head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) Rami Abdel Rahman told Asharq Al-Awsat that the...

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People stand near the entrance on the north side of Crossroads Center mall, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, in St. Cloud, Minn. (Dave Schwarz/St. Cloud Times via AP)

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Minnesota Mall Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 19, 2016 | World

Washington-An ISIS supporter carried out the stabbing attack that wounded at least eight people at a mall in the U.S. state of Minnesota on Saturday, the news agency Amaq, which is affiliated to the militant group, said. “The executor of the stabbing attacks in...

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Fruitless Festivals, Conferences

by Fadel al-Sultani | Sep 19, 2016 | Features

In the past, while the unions of Arabic books, public and private cultural institutions didn’t exist or were in the founding stage, we used to have special magazines that represented real interaction means among poets, writers, critics, and the Arabian reader. Thanks...