Talk to any friends of the writer Hisham Matar, and he has many, and soon they’ll bring up one of his more notorious pastimes: Have you ever seen how he looks at art? Matar has a habit born from his early years living in London, a period of immense grief, of choosing a painting and […]
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Israel-Hamas War Threatens Wider Inferno in Middle East
Days after Palestinian gunmen from Gaza launched brazen attacks on southern Israel, killing more than 1,300 people in the broadest assault on the country in decades, the conflict is threatening to ripple across the Middle East. In the Gaza Strip, while the Israeli military pummels the blockaded territory with airstrikes and demands that more than […]
Read MoreSyria’s Leader, al-Assad, Visits China in Search of Friends and Funds
The News President Bashar al-Assad of Syria arrived in China on Thursday as he sought financial support to rebuild his country and to improve his international standing after being ostracized over atrocities committed during Syria’s ongoing civil war. His visit takes place as China seeks to present itself as a powerful influence in the Middle […]
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