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Author J.K. Rowling poses for a portrait while publicizing her adult fiction book “The Casual Vacancy” at Lincoln Center in New York October 16, 2012. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/Files

Rare Edition of JK Rowling’s Beedle the Bard Sells for £400,000

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 15, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- JK Rowling has marked an exceptional popularity as if it had a magical touch and turns everything she touches into gold. “Harry Potter and the cursed child” play have witnessed a remarkable attendance and fans were fighting to buy a ticket that may suddenly...

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Ministers: Sergei Lavrov, John Kerry, Mohammad Javad Zarif and Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Reuters/ Leonhard Foeger

Lavrov, Zarif and Kerry Discuss Situation in East Aleppo

by Taha Abed alWahed | Dec 15, 2016 | Middle East

Moscow – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the situation in Syria with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian FM Javad Zarif, stated the Russian Foreign Ministry. The ministry issued a statement saying that the Syria conflict was the focus of...

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Minister of Energy, Industry, and Natural Resources Khalid al-Falih. SPA

KSA Raises Industrial Development Fund’s Capital to $2.4 Billion

by Ali Al-Qattan | Dec 15, 2016 | Business

Dammam- Saudi Arabia plans to boost the capital of the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) by 6 billion riyals ($1.6 billion) to help finance the kingdom’s entry into new industries, Minister of Energy, Industry, and Mineral Resources and Chairman of Saudi Aramco...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman stands for a group photo with Shoura Council members in Riyadh on Wednesday. Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and interior minister (4th from left); Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and defense minister (3rd from left); and Speaker of the Shoura Council Sheikh Abdullah Al-Asheikh (2nd from right) can also be seen in the photo. — SPA

King Salman: We Support Political Solutions to International Crises

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Dec 15, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz said that Saudi Arabia is facing those who call for extremism and immoderation, adding that his country supports any political solution for the international crisis giving way to achieve development....

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Lebanon’s Parliament majority leader Saad al-Hariri and Lebanese opposition Christian leader Michel Aoun (R) smiles during the sixth session of the national dialogue between politician rival leaders at Presidential Palace in Baabda, near Beirut April 28, 2009. REUTERS/Dalati Nohra/Handout (LEBANON POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – RTXEH52

Lebanon: Hezbollah’s Insistence on 30-Member Cabinet Further Freezes Agreement

by Caroline Akoum | Dec 15, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – Despite prevailing optimism over the imminent formation of the Lebanese Cabinet, the latest political developments have contradicted all expectations, as sources said that Hezbollah’s insistence on an expanded 30-member government has hampered all efforts in...