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Safranbolu: A Gem of the Black Sea on Silk Road

by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 28, 2016 | Features

Ankara- Safranbolu is a typical Ottoman city that has survived to the present day. Its stone walls, architectural forms and old Albanian roads speak of its originality and a remote history. Asharq Al-Awsat wandered in Safranbolu city situated in Karabuk Province on...

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A Syrian refugee holds onto his children as he struggles to walk off a dinghy on the Greek island of Lesbos, after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey. Sept. 24, 2015. Yannis Behrakis/Reuters

IISS 2016 Review of World Affairs: Bleak Picture in the Middle East

by Mohamed Shafei | Sep 28, 2016 | Middle East

London–The year 2016 saw very shy efforts to introduce political reforms in the Middle East, according to the Annual Review of World Affairs, issued by the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS). The report, which was issued earlier this week, said that...

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People perform the Alasr prayers during the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Yemen’s capital Sana’a, Yemen, June 24, 2016. (Photo by Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Reuters)

Houthis Seek to Politicize Mosque Sermons

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | Sep 28, 2016 | Middle East

Jeddah-Houthis have launched a campaign to politicize religious sermons in areas that fall under their control. They also began forcing mosque preachers to announce loyalty to the rebels, which compelled most supporters of the legitimate government to refrain from...

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Khalid Al-Falih Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia, center, arrives for a group photo prior to the opening of the 15th International Energy Forum Ministerial meeting in Algiers, Algeria, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/ Sidali Djarboub)

Iran Rejects Saudi Proposal to Freeze Oil Output

by Wael Mahdi | Sep 28, 2016 | Business

Algiers-The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will convene on Wednesday on the sidelines of the International Energy Forum, which gathers oil producers and consumers. Many countries are hoping that this consultative meeting would result in an...

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Director Paul Greengrass with Bourne star Matt Damon. (AP)

Paul Greengrass Uses Camera instead of Script, Drama to Express

by Mohammed Rouda | Sep 28, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Palm Springs-Cinematographer Barry Ackroyd knows what Director Paul Greengrass wants without having too much talk during shooting; they have cooperated in three movies: “United 93” (2006), “Green Zone” (2010), and “Captain Philips” (2013); but what mostly matters...