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...Additional reporting by Samer Al-Atrush in Dubai...
...“Today Arab states have put their own cynical realpolitik and diplomatic agendas above basic humanity,” said Laila Kiki, executive director of The Syria Campaign....
...And for food, I went with a pork shoulder slowly braised in milk with lemon zest and sage – a riff on maiale al latte....
...“In a day or two, or three at the most, what Alaa’s going through will be over,” said his mother Laila Soueif. “If he is released, he will be free. If he dies, he will be free.”...
...One of Al Ismaelia’s projects has been the refurbishment of the mythical Cinema Radio, built in 1932, where Umm Kulthum performed several times....
...Mubarak’s downfall following the 2011 revolution ushered in a brief and chaotic democratic experiment that ended in 2013 when Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the current president and former military officer, led...
...In the New York Times, Laila Soueif, his mother, wrote: “He is denied any reading material of any kind. He is not allowed a radio. He is not allowed to have a watch....
...Or, if the weather’s warm, try their signature Cappuccino Al Freddo, a frothy iced number whipped up in a milkshake maker....
...She is referring to Alaa Abd El-Fatah and Sanaa Seif, the children of her sister, the mathematician and human rights activist Laila Soueif....
...The appointments are a boon to Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi, who has struggled to overhaul his cabinet....
...He lives with his mother, father and three little brothers and sisters in a sparsely decorated three-room flat in Al Hashmi Al Shamali, a poor, if respectable, part of Amman, where many Syrian refugees have...
...“I think the support of Laila Iskandar has been key. She liked our proposal because the residents are part of it.”...
...That is because his predecessor, Nouri al-Maliki, has refused to move out....
...Prices are soaring, leaving the regime struggling to ensure stable living conditions in the capital, President Bashar al-Assad’s seat of power....
...A new government has been sworn-in in Egypt – the first since Abdel Fattah al Sisi, the former defence minister, took office after winning presidential elections last month....
...Laila Al-Shinbari, a woman who was at the school, said the International Red Cross had told people to prepare themselves to leave on 10 buses when artillery shells landed at about 3.30pm, killing and wounding...
...In recent months, Ahdaf Soueif and Alaa al-Aswany, among other Egyptian authors, have been found on the barricades of Cairo....
...This generation is represented here by well-known names such as Leila Aboulela, Chimamanda Adichie, Uwem Akpan, Alaa Al Aswany, Fatou Diome, Aminatta Forna, Laila Lalami, Alain Mabanckou, EC Osondu, Ivan...
...And Laila Robins is priceless as Christine Lagarde, the French finance minister and top contender to lead the International Monetary Fund, when she upbraids Paulson for having the audacity to let Lehman...
...Laila and her colleague, Rajae, are Al Khayt Al Abyad’s telephone operators. After the requisite, “What’s your name?” and “Where are you calling from?” Laila listens....
...Nick Hornby et al followed. Davies deserves this reissue under a new title....
...Mar 21 Laila Freivalds, Swedish foreign minister, resigns following a dispute over the closure of a website with images of the Prophet Mohammed....
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