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A general view of the Nile River and the Cairo skyline is seen from the Cairo Tower in Cairo Tower in the Zamalek district Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Egypt launches new five-year investment plan

by Sharif Yamani | Sep 4, 2013 | Business

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Egyptian government announced the launch of the first integrated industrial map for industrial investment on Tuesday. The government claims that the map will provide complete data of all lands utilized for industrial production, and identify...

Morocco and its Sun

by Younes Hassar | Jul 12, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

There is a debate surrounding the origin of the name of Marrakesh, the former imperial capital of Morocco. Traditionally, historians and scholars have defended the thesis that the etymological origin of “Marrakesh” is “the place where bandits attack caravans.” But...

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Syrian director Maamoun al-Malla (C) guides Syrian actresses Waha al-Rahib (R) and Dima Bayaa during shooting of a sequence of TV series “Hamam Shami” or “Syrian Bath” in a studio in Abu Dhabi, on June 3, 2013. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI

Syrian actors flee country as fighting continues

by Hisham Adra | Jun 26, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture

Damascus, Asharq Al-Awsat—Since the bloody events in Syria started, a significant number of actors, directors and producers have left the country. Some of them have left permanently because of their political stances. Others left for security reasons and keep going...

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Rescue workers clear the debris at the site of a fire at a chicken processing plant in Dehui, Jilin province, June 4, 2013. (REUTERS Photo)

Fire, locked doors kill 119 at China poultry plant

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 4, 2013 | World

Beijing, AP—A swift-moving fire trapped panicked workers inside a poultry slaughterhouse in northeastern China that had only a single open exit, killing at least 119 people in one of the country’s worst industrial disasters in years. Survivors described workers,...