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Franz Schottky (center back) at work with young musicians. (Dieter Müller/Courtesy of Franz Schottky)
by Jenna Marangoni | Nov 4, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture
London and Munich, Asharq Al-Awsat—Classical composers have long been familiar with the Arab and Islamic worlds. From Beethoven’s Turkish March to the Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, based on One Thousand and One Nights, the Middle East clearly...
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This Friday, May 3, 2013 photo shows the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) headquarters in Montreal. The ICAO, which sets international civil aviation standards, has been in Montreal since its founding in 1946. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)
by Jenna Marangoni | May 6, 2013 | Business
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Canada is intensifying its efforts to keep the headquarters of the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, in response to a Qatari proposal to move the organisation to Doha when its lease expires in 2016. Qatar first...