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An abstract painting of an olive tree by Tunisian artist Olfa Jomaa. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
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Jordanian engineer Hasan Wahbeh poses with artworks depicting the war in Gaza, during an Arab symposium. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
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Mr Wahbeh and his wife Ica, a Romanian journalist, own the collection. Photo: Hasan Wahbeh
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Abstract work by Sudanese artist Mutaz Elemam. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
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Mr Wahbeh in front of a work by Bahraini artist Jamal Rahim at the EU mission in Amman. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
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A surrealist painting by Kuwaiti artist Khalid Al Shatti. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
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A work by prominent Egyptian painter George Bahgoury. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
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An artwork by Yemeni painter Hakim Al Akel. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
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A painting by Maha Ibrahim, from Egypt, depicting the mangled aftermath of a war. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
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An artwork by Saudi painter Abdullah Al Ahmari. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
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An abstract painting of an olive tree by Tunisian artist Olfa Jomaa. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
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Jordanian engineer Hasan Wahbeh poses with artworks depicting the war in Gaza, during an Arab symposium. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
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Mr Wahbeh and his wife Ica, a Romanian journalist, own the collection. Photo: Hasan Wahbeh
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Abstract work by Sudanese artist Mutaz Elemam. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
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Mr Wahbeh in front of a work by Bahraini artist Jamal Rahim at the EU mission in Amman. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
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A surrealist painting by Kuwaiti artist Khalid Al Shatti. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
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A work by prominent Egyptian painter George Bahgoury. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
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An artwork by Yemeni painter Hakim Al Akel. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
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A painting by Maha Ibrahim, from Egypt, depicting the mangled aftermath of a war. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
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An artwork by Saudi painter Abdullah Al Ahmari. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
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An abstract painting of an olive tree by Tunisian artist Olfa Jomaa. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National