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Sunday, 24 Feb, 2013
Riyadh/Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Dr. Lubna Al-Ansari, a member of the Saudi Shura Council, believes it is unlikely that the tasks of women in the council will be confined purely to women’s issues. According to her, such a notion undermines the role of women in the council, and even in the eyes of the local community.
After being inaugurated last week before the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the new member of the Shura Council confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat that women have been admitted t...
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Friday, 22 Feb, 2013
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Osama Bin Laden’s obsession with America was the principal reason behind the first split within the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization, a former member has revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat.
In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Khalid Al-Johani said that Bin Laden’s pre-September 11 decision to focus his ire on America was a source of contention among the nascent organization's members, particularly those from Arab states.
Johani said: “At the time, the matter...
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Thursday, 21 Feb, 2013
Is Syrian President Bashar al-Assad seeking a negotiated way to end his country’s bloody civil war?
This is the hope, some might say illusion, that the United Nations’ e...
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Sunday, 17 Feb, 2013
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat-"My main goal is to serve the capital and study its requirements in all fields and to give it attention once I have a good grasp of what is happening upon t...
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Friday, 15 Feb, 2013
In early January at the Battle of Konna in northern Mali, Iyad Ag Ghali, the leader of Ansar Dine, laid waste to scores of Malian soldiers trained by French and European military o...
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Friday, 15 Feb, 2013
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat-In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Muslim Brotherhood Secretary-General Dr. Mahmoud Hussein criticized Egypt's opposition media, claiming that t...
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Friday, 15 Feb, 2013
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat-Speaking exclusively to Asharq Al-Awsat, newly appointed governor of Riyadh, Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, emphasized, My primary goal will be t...
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Thursday, 14 Feb, 2013
London, Asharq Al-Awsat-The killing of a senior Iranian commander west of Damascus highlights Tehran's military involvement in the Syrian civil war.
General Hassan Shateri is the...
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Wednesday, 13 Feb, 2013
Sanaa, Asharq Al-Awsat-A fierce debate currently rages in Yemen over whether or not former President Ali Abdullah Saleh should stay in his post as leader of the General People's Co...
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Tuesday, 12 Feb, 2013
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat-With Syria descending into civil war and sectarian chaos, a resurgent Turkey, and unrest and political division within Iraq itself, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri...
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