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Works of art by British artist Damien Hirst, including his 1991 piece of a Tiger shark in formaldehyde solution called “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living” which are part of the Relics show, the largest ever collection of Hirst’s work, on display at the Al-Riwaq exhibition space in Doha on October 8, 2013 (Damien Hirst and Science Ltd)

Emir of Qatar’s sister “most powerful” person in art world, says magazine

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 24, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture, Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The sister of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikha Mayassa Bint Hamad Al Thani, has been ranked as the most powerful person in the world of art by leading contemporary art magazine ArtReview. In a statement, the magazine gave the Sheikha’s “sheer buying...

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Demonstrators hold a Palestinian flag during a protest outside Jerusalem’s magistrates’ court in support of Samer al-Issawi, one of four Palestinians held by Israel who have been on an intermittent hunger strike, February 19, 2013. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Hamas–Fatah Reconciliation Talks In Doubt

by Kifah Ziboun | Mar 30, 2013 | Middle East

Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—A well-informed Palestinian source has told Asharq Al-Awsat that President Mahmoud Abbas will refuse to participate in any Arab League summit also attended by Hamas. Just days after the announcement of a proposed Arab League meeting in Cairo...