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World Hungers for Sand while Germany has much of it

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 9, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Berlin – As incredible as it sounds, the world is running out of sand. Or at least the kind of sand that industries need. According to the UN Environment Program (UNEP), sand and gravel, known as aggregates, are used in volumes greater than any other raw...

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Berlin Opera House Thanks Taxpayers with Free Concert

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 9, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Berlin – Berlin’s Opera House thanked German taxpayers with a free concert on Saturday. It was attended by hundreds of citizens, whose money contributed to the reopening of the historic building. About 300 people attended the “Concert for...

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EU Sets Duties on Iran, Russia Steel

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 7, 2017 | Business

London- The European Union has decided to set duties on hot-rolled steel from four countries, including Iran and Russia, as Germany invited ministers and senior officials from leading steel producing states to a meeting in Berlin on Nov. 30 to discuss overcapacity in...

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Alexander Gauland and Alice Weidel, the Alternative for Germany party’s leading politicians, in Berlin on Wednesday. Credit Gregor Fischer/Deutsche Presse-Agentur, via Associated Press

Return of the German Volk

by Roger Cohen | Oct 4, 2017 | Opinion

BERLIN— The Volk is back in its tribal sense. That was the message of Alexander Gauland, a leading politician of the extremist Alternative for Germany (or AfD) party, when he vowed on election night to “take back our country and our Volk!” Volk means people. Sure it...

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The World Applauds King Salman’s Order Allowing Women to Drive

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 28, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Washington, London, Berlin – Saudi Arabia’s decision to allow women to drive was widely supported around the world, as international leaders have officially welcomed the King’s order. US President Donald Trump commended the royal order to apply the traffic system and...