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Mohammed bin Zayed Calls for Cooperation in Order to Combat Religious Intolerance

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 16, 2016 | Middle East

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan called for cooperation in order to combat religious intolerance that threatens “the security and stability of the world” following a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday, according to the...

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Iranian president-elect Hassan Rowhani salutes to the journalists after his press conference in Tehran on June 17, 2013. (AFP/Behrouz Mehri)

Iran: President-elect Rouhani courts Qom clerics

by Ali M. Pedram | Jul 5, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s president-elect Hassan Rouhani met with a number of highly regarded Shi’ite clerics in the holy city of Qom, south of Tehran on Thursday. During his visit Rouhani emphasized his determination to resolve the very complicated and...

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Kholoud Succariyeh (R) and Nidal Darwish, who got married in defiance of Lebanon’s ban on civil unions, pose for a picture next to Beirut’s landmark Pigeon Rocks on January 25 2013. Source: JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images

Ring the Changes

by Diana Rhayem | Mar 2, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

Wedding bells are ringing out for change in Lebanon. On 10 November 2012 Kholoud Succariyeh and Nidal Darwish became the first couple in Lebanon to tie the knot by way of civil marriage. They were married before a notary in Beirut, after having their respective sects...