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Belgium lays aside divisions for a day to swear in king
Brussels, Reuters—Belgium swore in Philippe as its new king on Sunday after his father Albert II abdicated, largely setting aside for one day questions about his ability to bring a divided country together. Philippe’s investiture came two-and-a-half weeks after...Caption:
A woman looks at books inside an exhibition hall during the 29th annual meeting of French Muslims organized by The Union of Islamic Organizations of France (UOIF) at Le Bourget, near Paris April 7, 2012. (Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes)
The Arabic Novel and La Francophonie
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In considering the role of the Arabic novel in the West, it is important to remember both that not all Western countries are English-speaking; most notably, North Africa has longstanding cultural and linguistic ties with France, as well as a...Camus and the Algerian Revolution
[inset_left]Algerian Chronicles By Albert Camus, Translated by Arthur Goldenhammer Belknap Press, May 2013[/inset_left]Soon after accepting the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957, Albert Camus was confronted by a young Algerian at a press conference and challenged to...Caption:
Police officers stand near the cordoned off spot where a French soldier was stabbed in the throat in the busy commercial district of La Defense, outside Paris, Saturday May 25, 2013, and France’s president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recent slaying of a British soldier. AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere