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Iraqi civilians flee through a destroyed train station during fighting between Iraqi security forces and ISIS militants, on the western side of Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, March 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Iraq Civilians Caught in West Mosul Crossfire

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 20, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad, Mosul- The United Nations and human rights organizations have expressed concern over the rising number of civilian deaths in the Iraqi army’s battles with ISIS in West Mosul where residents are using carts to carry the bodies of the dead to nearby villages...

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UAE Summons Swiss Diplomat over Bahrain Human Rights Statement

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 20, 2017 | Middle East

Abu Dhabi- UAE’s foreign ministry has summoned the Swiss ambassador over a statement Switzerland made to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Bahrain. Dr. Abdul Rahim Al Awadhi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Legal...

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Boats are pictured at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen February 5, 2017. Reuters/Abduljabbar Zeyad

Yemen: Coalition Calls For UN Supervision over Hodeidah Port

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 20, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh, Taiz- The Coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen asked Sunday the United Nations to place the Yemeni western Hodeidah port under its direct supervision in order to facilitate the flow of humanitarian supplies to the Yemeni people and to end the use of the...

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Hypothesis of a Tree (2016), Mariana Castillo Deball, at the
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Sharjah Biennial 13…Black Barriers, Colorful Opera

by Abeer Mishkhas | Mar 20, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Sharjah – In the Sharjah Biennial the streets of the calm city speaks of art that extends through the city where a bunch of old houses have turned into ateliers featuring many masterpieces partaking in the Biennial. Away from the city’s center, Hamriyah studios...

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In the center, UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum sits next to French President Francois Hollande at the international conference on protecting the world’s cultural heritage. Photo courtesy Stephane De Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images.

King Salman Addresses Makkah Prince to Attend ‘Donors’ Conference

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 20, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz has addressed Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah Province, to chair the delegation meant to attend the Donors’ Conference on Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage, which is set to take...