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The Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Aphrem II. (Syriac Orthodox Church)
by Amy Assad | Dec 19, 2014 | Interviews
Vienna and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—It is Christmas season in Austria and a chilly, drizzly evening in its capital Vienna. The city’s busy Christmas market at the foot of its grand Town Hall beams cheerfully with multi-colored lanterns as steam radiates from its hot...
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This Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 photo shows, bas-relief displayed at the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 1, 2014 | Middle East
Paris, Reuters—Ancient Iraqi artifacts are appearing on the black market as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (SIS) militants use intermediaries to sell priceless treasures to finance their activities after sweeping through the north of the country, Iraqi and Western...
