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In this picture taken on January 7, 2013, Syrian refugee men stop water from entering their tents, at a temporary refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese town of Marj near the border with Syria, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla.)

Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon escalates as UN seeks solutions

by Layal Abu Rahal | Jul 27, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—With the number of Syrians who have fled their country to Lebanon exceeding 630,000 and a scarcity of aid from international donors, Lebanon appears to be no longer able to shoulder the burden of the civil war taking place in Syria. In the...

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An Egyptian youth wears a Guy Fawkes mask, trademark of the anonymous movement and based on a character in the film V for Vendetta, with writing on it reading in Arabic: “The people are not afraid of the ruler” during a demonstration in Cairo’s Tahrir square on January 31, 2013.
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Arab Economies Must Create Millions of Jobs, Warns UN Report

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 16, 2013 | Business

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The states of the Arab world must create millions of new jobs for their young people if they are to avoid serious economic and political problems, a new UN report warned this week. The organization’s annual Human Development Report was launched...