by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 24, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
London – “Homs, known as the mother of black stones granted the Arab-Syrian painting a stream of colors, which made it the city of rainbows. Painters, who are familiar with numerous artistic styles and perspectives – their eyes on their city, and their...
by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Apr 21, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Cairo – In a massive celebration, the Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany unveiled a huge statue of King Ramses II. Dr. Ayman Hamed, one of the restoration project’s officials said that repairing the statue kicked off back in November 2016 – a...
by Mujib Mashal | Apr 16, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Kandahar – Here in Kandahar, Afghanistan, the brief minute stopped at the light is often intimate. A man reaches back to make sure the groceries he tied to the rear rack don’t fall. A child wrapped around his father’s waist adjusts his falling sandal. A woman...
by Vivian Haddad | Apr 7, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Beirut – The Ministry of culture is organizing the 4th edition of “Museums Night” which will kick off on Friday. This year, the anticipated event will embrace 13 cultural sites in many Lebanese regions offering everyone free entries from 05:00 pm until midnight....
by Abdullah Mustafa | Apr 3, 2017 | Interviews
Brussels – Belgium’s Muslim Executive Committee Chairman Salah Echallaoui told Asharq Al-Awsat that the committee has done more than it should in a very short period of time following the terrorist bombings that hit Brussels in March 2016. When asked about the...