Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55363955
Caption:

Michela Marzano – Getty Images

Michela Marzano: The philosophy of the Body

by Al-Alwi Rashid | Dec 16, 2016 | Features

Casablanca – The “Le Catin” movie features the beginning if the 15th century (1414), when the authority of sex became a rank and an authoritarian position. Amidst the interference of politicians and clerics in social affairs, this movie highlighted the social...

Media ID: 55363953
Caption:

News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch (Reuters: Jessica Rinaldi)

Murdoch Expands his Empire by Buying Sky TV-Firm

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 16, 2016 | Business

London – Rupert Murdoch, the owner of Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA.O), has expanded his empire by striking a $14.6 billion deal to buy European pay-TV firm Sky, despite the objection of some of shareholders. Reuters quoted Fox as saying that it would pay 10.75...

Media ID: 55363951
Caption:

A girl carries flat bread for lunch as she walks past makeshift tents in a slum in Karachi, Pakistan July 12, 2016. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Governments Pledge $75 bln to Fight Extreme Poverty

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 16, 2016 | Business

London- The World Bank said on Thursday that 48 governments have ratcheted up the fight against extreme poverty by committing $75 billion in new funds to the International Development Association, the bank’s fund for the poorest countries. The replenishment will...

Media ID: 55352226
Caption:

Kenya Deports 2 Iranians Facing Terrorism Charges

by Sheikh Mohamed | Dec 16, 2016 | World

Nouakchott – A Kenyan court has decided to deport two Iranian citizens who have been accused of plotting a terrorist attack in the capital Nairobi. The two men were arrested on November 29 while being transported by a Kenyan driver in an Iranian diplomatic...