The day concludes with a captivating light calligraphy show. The Arabic language is a pillar of the cultural diversity of humanity. It is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world ...

DUBAI, 19th April, 2017 (WAM) -- Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, has inaugurated the ninth edition of the Dubai International Arabic Calligraphy ...

Arabic and Turkish media have both previously claimed that she is not enjoying her life in the Russian capital and is now seeking a divorce to allow her to flee. The Kremlin has rubbished these ...

Arabic and Turkish media have both previously claimed that she is not enjoying her life in the Russian capital and is now seeking a divorce to allow her to flee. The Kremlin has rubbished these ...

Asma al-Assad was born in London in 1975 and has spent half her life in the UK, with her parents still living in the west of the capital city. She retains British citizenship, but foreign minister ...

The critically ill wife of the former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has reportedly been barred from returning to Britain for cancer treatment after her passport expired. Asma al-Assad, 49, will ...

With the NCAA transfer portal officially opening up Monday, the outlook for Louisiana football has changed. Since the portal opened on Dec. 9, six Ragin’ Cajuns players have entered their names ...

When Bashar al-Assad was toppled on Sunday, it turned the page on not only his 24-year presidency but on more than 50 years of his family ruling Syria. Before Assad took office in 2000, his late ...

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The critically ill British-born wife of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is reportedly unable to enter the UK for cancer treatment. Sources in Whitehall confirmed that Asma al-Assad, 49 ...

Stripped of power and chased from their own country, dictator Bashar al-Assad and his wife must now start a humiliating new life. Assad has been granted asylum in Russia at the personal direction ...

London (AFP) – Once celebrated as an advocate of women's rights in the Middle East, Syria's British-born former first lady Asma al-Assad has fled into exile with her husband, with UK officials ...