Oasis of calm in shattered region, Dubai steps out as art hub
- 22-Mar-2018
DUBAI: As traditional centers of modern Arab art in Damascus and Baghdad have imploded amid disastrous wars, the sheeny city-state of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates has stepped into the vacuum as a major hub for art sales. But at the annual Art Dubai fair this week, some Mideast artists among the scores of […]
In meeting with military, Trump talks of ‘calm before the storm’
- 06-Oct-2017
WASHINGTON: After discussing Iran and North Korea with US military leaders on Thursday, President Donald Trump posed for a photo with them before dinner and declared the moment “the calm before the storm.” “You guys know what this represents?” Donald Trump said after journalists gathered in the White House state dining room to photograph him […]
Kerry calls for calm as leaders implement Brexit vote
- 27-Jun-2016
BRUSSELS: It is important that "nobody loses their head" as the European Union and the United Kingdom grapple with the effects of a referendum in which Britons voted to leave the 28-nation bloc, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in Brussels on Monday.