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| Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Hatay, Turkey |
| By Jonathon Burch | May 19, 2012 12:28 AM |
| With thousands of refugees now taking shelter in Hatay after fleeing violence just across the border in their Syrian homeland. |
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| By Brooke Anderson | May 19, 2012 12:34 PM |
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From the trail of Niha there is a view of the Mediterranean Sea and clusters of cedar trees, as well as people who can explain the area’s history.
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| By Beth J. Harpaz | May 18, 2012 12:44 AM |
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Michael Wigge left his home in Berlin without a penny and traveled over 40,000 kilometers to Antarctica, hitchhiking, bartering and working his way by ship, plane, car and foot.
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| By Olivia Alabaster | May 16, 2012 01:39 PM |
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To say there is a lack of public spaces in Beirut is perhaps an understatement.
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Off-hand piano virtuosity in Hamra
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| India Stoughton | May 24, 2012 12:11 AM |
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This month Lebanese jazz fans have the unique opportunity to enjoy an evening of music with virtuoso American pianist Anthony Wonsey.
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Syrian one-man show mocks Assad reforms
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| Lynne Nahhas | May 21, 2012 01:20 AM |
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Audiences in the UAE, mostly Syrian expats, have been receiving “Spring Sonata,” a one-man show mocking Syria’s promised program of reforms in the face of an uprising with tears and applause.
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Painting featuring Zuma’s genitals defaced
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| Donna Bryson | May 23, 2012 01:23 AM |
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Two men wielding cans of red and black paint entered a Johannesburg gallery Tuesday and defaced a painting that draws attention to the South African president’s genitals and his reputation for promiscuity.
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Ancient Bethlehem seal unearthed in Jerusalem
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| May 23, 2012 12:01 PM |
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The Israel Antiquities Authority says archeologists digging at a Jerusalem site have found the oldest artifact that bears the inscription of Bethlehem - a 2,700 years old seal with the name of Jesus' traditional birthplace.
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Egypt minister sees tourism peaking again
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| April 26, 2012 03:42 PM |
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Egypt's Tourism Minister Munir Fakhry Abdel Nur Thursday expressed confidence in the nation's tourism sector, saying it is peaking to the levels of 2010 before the fall of Hosni Mubarak.
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Tripoli, Batroun offer cultural treasures
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| By Justin Salhani | April 23, 2012 01:21 AM |
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The Phoenicians, Crusaders, Mamluks, Ottomans, Arabs, Europeans and others have all, at one time, claimed ownership over Lebanon’s northern coast.
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Rare Egyptian scrolls found in Australian collection
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| April 21, 2012 10:42 AM |
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A British historian said Saturday he had unearthed a trove of Egyptian Book of the Dead fragments by a top ancient official after chancing upon a scrap on show in an Australian museum.
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Transport: The Achilles heel of Olympics
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| By Nathalie Auriol | April 17, 2012 12:23 AM |
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Packed into a subway train that has broken down, or stuck in gridlocked traffic, it’s easy to spot one key aspect of London’s 2012 Olympic Games that is causing organizers sleepless nights.
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Travel Picks: Top 10 places to celebrate Easter
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| March 24, 2012 01:05 AM |
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For those of you observing Lent, the long slog of abstinence and reflection that also coincides with the last of the winter chill in the northern hemisphere will soon be over with the chocolate.
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Top 10 places to celebrate Easter
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| March 23, 2012 02:41 PM |
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For those of you observing Lent, the long slog of abstinence and reflection will soon be over with the chocolate, feasting and springtime blooms of Easter.
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Sydney Harbour Bridge turns 80
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| March 19, 2012 11:12 AM |
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A group of Sydney Symphony Orchestra musicians scaled the city's Harbour Bridge for an exclusive concert Monday to celebrate the sweeping structure's 80th birthday.
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Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Phoenix
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| By David Schwartz | March 13, 2012 03:42 PM |
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The sun-drenched city, the nation's sixth-largest, which boasts up to 300 sunny days a year, is growing fast.
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| Egypt's presidential elections | | | Egyptians cast their ballots Wednesday in the first free presidential election in the country's history. The winner will replace longtime authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted in an 18-day uprising last year. |
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