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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (2nd-left) attends the
reopening of the Museum of Islamic Art in the capital Cairo on January
18, 2017 (AFP Photo/STRINGER)

Egypt’s Museum of Islamic Art Reopens with a New Twist

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jan 20, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Cairo – The Museum of Islamic Art, the biggest Islamic museum in the word has returned to life after three years of closure following a terrorist attack that targeted a security building near it in January 2014. The museum was inaugurated by President Abdel...

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The logo of Arab Bank is seen during the opening of the Annual
Arab Banking Conference in Beirut, Lebanon. (Image: Reuters

Arab Countries Expected to See Economic Growth in 2017

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 20, 2017 | Business

Abu Dhabi – Statistics of the Arab Monetary Fund revealed that economies of Arab countries achieved around 3.4% growth over the past five years (2012-2016), while they expected to reach 2.8% growth in 2017 compared with 2.3% in 2016. Statistics showed that the...

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An armed woman loyal to the Houthi movement holds a rifle as she takes part in a parade to show support for the movement in Sanaa, Yemen September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Coup Leaderships Killed in Yemen

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | Jan 20, 2017 | Middle East

Aden- Jeddah- Yemeni former National Guard commanders, now defectors serving a guerrilla war seeking to override the constitutionally elected government, have reportedly been killed, Yemen-based sources said. The commanders occupied high-end posts in leading the armed...

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Mohammad Alloush of the Jaish al Islam faction and member of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) attends a news conference after a meeting with U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura during Syria Peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

HNC Member: Heading to Astana to Affirm Commitment to Ceasefire

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jan 20, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- ​Mohammad Alloush of the Jaish al-Islam faction and member of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said that the purpose of opposition’s participation in Astana negotiations is to affirm commitment to the ceasefire, release arrestees in the regime prisons and...

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Opinion: Lessons Trump Can Learn From Obama

by Amir Taheri | Jan 20, 2017 | Opinion

As Donald Trump takes over as the 45th president of the United States, speculation is rife regarding what he might do with the power that history, via the American electorate, has put at his disposal. As a student of American politics since the 1960s I don’t recall...