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British journalist Clare Hollingworth. Reuters

Writings of Journalist with Scoop of the 20th Century Focus on Middle East

by Raneem Hannoush | Jan 16, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- On August 30, 2009, Daily Telegraph dedicated its issue to revive the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War. The prestigious print back then was honored by its writer Clare Hollingworth who revealed the beginning of the war in 1939. “A sleek...

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From left, Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Josef Stalin in 1945, at Yalta. Credit Associated Press

What is America without Influence? Trump will Find Out.

by ANTONY J. BLINKEN | Dec 16, 2016 | Opinion

WASHINGTON — In February 1945, in the twilight of World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill convened in Yalta, a Russian resort town in the Crimea, to deliberate on the direction of the war and the peace to follow. They agreed to a...

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Arabs of Berlin: Artistic and Social Achievements, Political Failures

by E’tedal Salameh | Aug 24, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Berlin-A book published by the Commissioner for Foreigners in Berlin is considered an important document to learn more about the history of Arabs who first came to the city. According to the book, the first Arab immigrant who arrived Berlin from Spain was Ibrahim bin...

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech during a
national memorial service at Nippon Budokan martial arts hall in Tokyo
on Monday to recognize the 71st anniversary of the end of World War
II. (Photo: Shuji Kajiyama/AP)

Tokyo, Seoul Exchange Criticism on Anniversary of WWII

by Najeeb al-Khash | Aug 17, 2016 | World

Tokyo-Tokyo and Seoul exchanged criticism on the 71th anniversary of the World War II’s end. South Korea objected as Japan leaders paid tribute to Yasukuni shrine, while the Japanese government expressed regret as Korean MPs visited a disputed island. Japanese Prime...

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Saloua Raouda Choucair
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Buried Treasures

by Nicholas Blincoe | May 4, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

The four small rooms that hold the Saloua Raouda Choucair retrospective at the Tate Modern truly offer the most surprising and enjoyable experience available in London this summer. Choucair was born in 1916 and continues to work in her ninety-seventh year, although...