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The Czech writer Franz Kafka. AP

Israel Takes Kafka

by Fadia Azzam | Aug 15, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that Franz Kafka’s manuscripts are the property of the National Library of Israel, ending a legal battle that lasted for eight years. Kafka, who died because of tuberculosis in 1924 in Prague, asked Max Frod to burn his...

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A U.S. Marine watches a statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled in Firdaus Square in downtown Baghdad on April 9, 2003 file photo. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

The Road to Tahrir Square Ran Through Baghdad

by Kanan Makiya | Apr 14, 2013 | Opinion

Ten years ago, on April 9, Baghdad fell to a coalition of Western armies. There is a close connection between the downfall of Saddam Hussein and the toppling of a succession of other Arab dictators during 2011. This link has been overlooked, in part due to the...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) speaks during a news conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (not pictured) at Ankara Palace in Ankara, March 1, 2013. REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool

Turkish PM’s Zionism Comments “Objectionable:” Kerry

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 1, 2013 | World

ANKARA, Reuters—Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday the United States found a comment by Turkey’s prime minister, likening Zionism to crimes against humanity, “objectionable”, overshadowing their talks on the crisis in neighboring Syria....