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St. Catherine’s Monastery. (photo credit: SETH J. FRANTZMAN)
by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jul 7, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Cairo- Egypt has announced the discovery of a rare manuscript dating back to the fifth or sixth century at the Saint Catherine Monastery in southern Sinai. Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany said the manuscript was uncovered by monks during restoration works...
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Mock-up of design of first new Iraqi public library since 1970s. (Image courtesy of AMBS)
by Abeer Mishkhas | Jul 13, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A British–Iraqi architectural firm has unveiled designs for a new public library in Iraq, the first to be built in the country since the 1970s. The avant-garde tear-drop design is the brainchild of the AMBS architectural firm and is set to be...
