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This seven-bedroom house, called Springfield and built in 1855, sits on about five acres of property southwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland. The house is on the market for $1,209,000 (975,000 pounds). Credit: Rob Durston for The New York Times

Northern Ireland… A Gradual Comeback to Real Estate Market

by Alison Gregor | Dec 14, 2016 | Business

This seven-bedroom home, called Springfield, was built in 1855 in the Victorian style by a prominent family associated with the linen industry about 11 miles southwest of Belfast, Northern Ireland. “It is one of the last linen houses remaining in private ownership,”...

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Former US diplomat Richard Haass (R) and co-chair Meghan O’Sullivan (L) speak to the media during a press conference at the Stormont hotel in Belfast, Northern Ireland on December 31, 2013 (AFP PHOTO / PETER MUHLY)

Talks to ease Northern Ireland tensions break down

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 31, 2013 | World

Belfast, Reuters—Marathon talks between the leaders of Northern Ireland’s Catholic and Protestant communities broke down on Tuesday without agreement to ease tensions that have led to one of the worst years of rioting in the British province for a decade. The US...

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Loyalists watch a bonfire in the Sandy Row area of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Thursday, July 11, 2013.(AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

32 police officers, lawmaker hurt in Belfast riots

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 13, 2013 | World

Belfast, Associated Press—Hundreds of police reinforcements from Britain were deployed on Belfast’s rubble-strewn streets Saturday after Protestant riots over a blocked march left 32 officers, a senior lawmaker and at least eight rioters wounded. Northern...