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WAJIH NAHLE Scottish countryside view Oil on board, 47″ x 56″
Signed & dated 2000. This work was completed during the Exhibition
“L’Art en Liberte” held at the Scott Hay Gallery, August 2000.

Wajih Nahle Leaves World with Exceptional Art Heritage

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 23, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Beirut- Wajih Nahle, a painter and artist, always stood with a smile on his face, waiting for people’s curious question on his works. He spent his life painting, drawing around 10,000 paintings in 60 years. Mourning the great artist, Lebanese Culture Minister Ghattas...

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Men run at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel held besieged Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh/File Photo

Unconditional ‘Geneva 4’ Talks on Syria

by Michel Abu Najm | Feb 23, 2017 | Middle East

Geneva, Tel Aviv- U.N. special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura issued a warning ahead of the fourth round of intra-Syrian peace talks expected in Geneva on Thursday by saying some parties could disrupt the meeting and provoke one side or the other to walk out....

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Yemen FILE PHOTO Naif Rahma / Reuters

Hadi Says Riyadh Offers $10 Billion to Support Yemen, Senior Maj. Gen. Killed

by Said Al-Abyad | Feb 23, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah, Aden- Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi announced on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia pledged $10 billion to his country, including a total of $8 billion to be spent on the reconstruction of government-held areas, with another $2 billion as a deposit in the...

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Prime Minister Saad Hariri gestures as he
walks into the parliament building. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Hariri: Government Prioritizes Budget Endorsement

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 23, 2017 | Business

Beirut-Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has said that endorsing the state budget tops the list of government’s goals, adding any new tax would take into consideration interests of both citizens and the economic sectors. Hariri said that approving the ranks and...

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Yemeni charities provided a list of families according to their relief needs to ensure that aid is delivered as quickly as possible (SPA)

Over $576 Million Extended in Aid by the King Salman Relief Center Yemen Projects

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 22, 2017 | Middle East

Humanitarian activities inside Yemen and in Djibouti sponsored by Riyadh-based King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Works have touched on 118 multi-development projects worth over $576 million, a report released on Wednesday said. The aid projects are...