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The ‘art’ of peace

  AFP On bakery walls, buildings and roadside sheeting in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, street artists fed up with war are painting for peace as young musicians, actors and artists campaign to end decades of conflict. A mural of a child in a singlet working at a sewing machine reads “the young who are tired are the ones who will ...

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Abodes of air-shelter remnants

  DPA Martin Heimeier decided to leave the hole in the roof as it was, though it has been capped with some concrete. The cover over the 3.5-metre-wide gap gouged by the bomb — more about that later — has been painted gold and has a spotlight so that Heimeier’s tenants can light up the ceiling recess whenever they want. ...

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Emirates Global Centre for Accreditation board appointed by decree

DUBAI / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has issued Decree No. 27 of 2016 forming the Board of the Emirates Global Centre for Accreditation. According to the Decree, the Director-General of Dubai Municipality chairs the board with Hussein Salem Al ...

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