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Tourists taking gondolas in front of the Ponte della Paglia in Venice. Credit Andrew Testa for The New York Times

Venice, Invaded by Tourists, Risks Becoming ‘Disneyland on the Sea’

by JASON HOROWITZ | Aug 5, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Venice- “You guys, just say ‘skooozy’ and walk through,” a young American woman commanded her friends, caught in one of the bottlenecks of tourist traffic that clog Venice’s narrow streets, choke its glorious squares and push the locals of this enchanting floating...

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A masked reveller (R) poses in San Marco Piazza next to Italian Finance Police personnel during the Venice Carnival, January 30, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

Italian Police Arrest 4 over Suspected Venice Terror Plot

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 30, 2017 | World

Three men from Kosovo have been arrested on suspicion of being part of a jihadist cell and plotting a terror attack in Venice, Italian police said Thursday. A fourth person, a minor, was also detained in overnight raids, a police statement said. Searches were...

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A piece by Saudi artist Ahmad Angawi from “Rhizoma (Generation in Waiting)” exhibition at 2013’s Venice Biennale

Despite the damp, Venice manages to inspire

by Abeer Mishkhas | Jun 28, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture

Venice, Asharq Al-Awsat—The big Venice showcase has come around again. As ever, there was much to see and little time to see it, and this year there was the added impediment of torrential rain. As I slithered through the cold and wet, it was hard to resist the...