Weapons Proliferation in Yemen
Sanaa, Asharq Al-Awsat- Statistics show that there are over 60 million firearms in Yemen, which means that on average there are three firearms for every Yemeni citizen. This makes the proliferation of arms in Yemen one of the most severe problems currently ... more |
A Talk with Somalia's Information Minister
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat-Somali Information Minister Tahir Mahmud Gelle has exposed the dangers that Al-Qaeda's presence poses to Somalia and Yemen as a prelude to future meddling in other countries by fomenting sedition and wars and planting instability ... more |
Iraqis Lose Their Limbs in Endless Series of Wars
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat- By simply taking a quick tour through the streets of Baghdad, any observer cannot help but notice Iraq's large disabled community, many of whom are reduced to begging after suffering great hardships following the loss of ... more |
Reformist Trend and Old Guard Battle for Libya's Future
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Supporters of Libya's reformist trend, which is affiliated with Saif al-Islam Al-Gaddafi, second son of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Al-Gaddafi, are waging a fierce political and media battle against the hardliners in ... more |
Asharq Al-Awsat Talks to US Ambassador to Lebanon, Michelle Sison
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat- US Ambassador to Lebanon, Michelle Sison, is a career member of the United States Senior Foreign Service. She has a BA in Political Science from Wellesley College and also studied at the London School of Economics. She ... more |
Al Qaeda's Saharan Presence
Timbuktu, Asharq Al-Awsat - Three Saudi tourists were killed and three others were injured by unidentified gunmen in northern Niger in December 2009. This incident raised several questions about the groups that control the region of the vast Saharan ... more |
Asharq Al-Awsat Talks to Finnish FM Alexander Stubb
Helsinki, Asharq Al-Awsat- Alexander Stubb has been in charge of the foreign portfolio in the Finnish Coalition Government since April 2008.
In the European Parliament (2004-2008) the main concern of the young minister, age 42, was the internal institutions ... more |
Anwar al-Awlaki: Al-Qaeda's New Pied Piper
Sanaa, Asharq Al-Awsat- Was it mere coincidence that brought together the troubled young Nigerian Omar Farouk Abdulmutallab and the Yemeni hard-line cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, or was it a bigger plot that gathered these two individuals whose only similarities ... more |
Q & A with Iraqi Parliament Speaker Iyad Al-Samarrai
Q) The current Parliament is now four years old, what are its achievements?
A) When we speak about the achievements of this Parliament, it has achieved a number of important things. We can say that some of the legislation has been very important ... more |
Q & A with Shabwa Governor Ali Hasan al-Ahmadi
Q) The number of Al-Qaeda members in Yemen's south, east, and center is estimated at around 350. What is in your estimation at present?
A) Regarding those who are known to be from Shabwa, they number is no more than seven people. But recently, ... more |
A Talk with Iraqi Deputy Premier Rafi Al-Issawi
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat- In political circles they call him "the godfather of solving the Iraqi crises." Rafi Al-Issawi is a doctor from Al-Fallujah. He was nominated to represent the Sunni Al-Tawafuq Front at the last parliamentary elections as ... more |
Asharq Al-Awsat Visits Home of CIA Triple Agent
Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat-The Jordanian authorities have imposed a security cordon around the family home of Humam Khalil al-Balawi, the alleged triple agent who killed seven CIA officers in a suicide attack at a US base in Afghanistan. This residence ... more |
Al-Qaeda Continues Using Modern Technology to Recruit Youth
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat- The Al-Qaeda organization is stepping up its technological efforts, particularly its usage of mobile phones, in a bid to expand its media, publishing and recruitment activities, Asharq Al Awsat has learned.
This direction ... more |
President Jalal Talabani Talks to Asharq Al-Awsat
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has said that his personal wish is not to nominate himself for another presidential term unless he is commissioned to do so by the main Iraqi political blocs, because he wants to dedicate himself ... more |
Speaking With One Voice
Today, the European Union is the greatest and most integrated bloc of independent states, with a GDP of around 12,000 billion Euros. The European Union (EU) is the world’s greatest exporter; accounting for one-third of the world’s total economic production. ... more |
Inside the UAE's Nuclear Program
Abu Dhabi, Asharq Al-Awsat- Asharq Al-Awsat has obtained the details of the UAE's Nuclear program, which will ban the designing, developing, constructing, or operating facilities for enrichment or re-treatment within the country. The UAE will go ... more |
A Conversation with President Mahmud Abbas
Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat- As it has been the custom for years, there was no specific date, not to mention hour, for the interview with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas (Abu-Mazin), which has been conducted every year since the time of late President ... more |
Tatarstan…The Land of Opportunity
Last week I attended a meeting held by the Islamic Foundation for Developing the Private Sector (an affiliate of the Islamic Bank for Development) in Bahrain that brought together [Islamic] businessmen with Rustam Minnikhanov, the Prime Minister of ... more |
In the Wake of the Iraqi Tuesday Bombings
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat – Monday saw the last of the three security parliamentary sessions in Iraq, during which the Minister of National Security, the Minister of Defense, the Interior Minister, the chief of the Baghdad Operation Command, and the ... more |
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