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Tawfiq al-Hakim’s Dream Finally Came True

by Dalia Assam | Mar 7, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Cairo- Tawfiq al-Hakim, a prominent Egyptian writer, had a dream back in the sixties and it has finally come true. Hakim once said he dreamed of seeing small wooden carriages dragged by clean donkeys in streets, parked in squares and school yards and loaded with...

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Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano of Japan, during a news conference after a meeting of the IAEA board of governors at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, June 8, 2015. AP

IEAE Director Confident of US Cooperation on Iran Deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 7, 2017 | Middle East

London- The chief of the UN atomic watchdog said on Monday he was confident following a visit to Washington of “very good cooperation” with the United States on Iran’s nuclear deal, despite President Donald Trump’s hawkish comments. “The new US administration has not...

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A Navy guard patrols Camp Delta’s detainee recreation yard during the early morning at Guantanamo Bay naval base in a July 7, 2010. Reuters

Pentagon Announces Death of Former Guantanamo Bay Detainee in Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 7, 2017 | Middle East

London – The Pentagon said on Monday that a strike against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in Yemen killed a former detainee from the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. “We can confirm the death of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, Yasir...

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PepsiCo Chairman: Huge Growth Opportunities Motivate Us to Invest in Middle East

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Mar 7, 2017 | Business

Dubai – PepsiCo Chairman Indra Nooyi underscored the importance of cooperating with governments to discover the best ways that make taxes a solution for governmental topics and social challenges. Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper asked Nooyi, “What is the strategy of...

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FBI Asks Department of Justice to Reject Trump’s Wiretapping Claim

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 7, 2017 | World

Washington – FBI Director James B. Comey asked the Justice Department this weekend to publicly reject President Donald Trump’s assertion that President Barack Obama ordered the tapping of Trump’s phones, according to the New York Times. The newspaper said that...