Asharq Al-Awsat Talks with Taliban Spokesman Mullah Qari Yousef Ahmadi
London, Asharq Al-Awsat-In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, the Taliban's media spokesman, Mullah Qari Yousef Ahmadi, highlights what he described as a psychological war that is being waged in the western media against the Taliban. ... more |
Asharq Al-Awsat Talks to Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs Sheikh Saleh Al al-Sheikh
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat- Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs Sheikh Saleh Bin Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh believes that the royal decree by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz calling for the unification of fatwas and restricting ... more |
Q & A with Sudan’s Minister of Petroleum, Dr. Lual Deng
Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat- In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat in Washington, Dr. Lual Achuil Deng, the new Sudanese Minister of Petroleum, and the first Southerner to be appointed in this position, after years of disputes between Northern and ... more |
Chemical Ali Criticizes Iraqi Baathist Leadership from Beyond the Grave
Damascus, Asharq Al-Awsat has obtained an audio message recorded by a man claiming to be Ali Hassan al-Majid – who was better known as "Chemical Ali" – addressed to his son, Hassan al-Majid. This message was recorded on 12/12/2009, less than two months ... more |
Asharq Al-Awsat Talks to the New America Foundation's Counterterrorism Research Fellow Brian Fishman
London, Asharq Al-Awsat – Brian Fishman is a Counterterrorism Research Fellow at the New America Foundation, as well as a Research Fellow with the Combating Terrorism Center [CTC] at West Point. Fishman previously served as CTC Director of Research, ... more |
Israeli Agents: Cloak and Dagger in Lebanon
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat- The arrest of retired Lebanese army Brigadier General Fayez Karam, a leading figure in the Free Patriotic Movement party that is led by General Michel Aoun, was not so much a surprise in a technical sense, as much as it was ... more |
Embracing Islam Part Three
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Nobody can argue that there has been an unprecedented boom in the number of people converting to Islam in Europe and the US, and Islam today is reportedly the fastest growing religion in the world. Asharq Al-Awsat decided to ... more |
A Talk with Egypt's Awqaf Minister Mahmud Zaqzuq
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Egypt's Minister of Waqfs [Religious Endowments], Dr Mahmud Hamdi Zaqzuq, has affirmed that the issue of Jerusalem is primarily an Islamic issue that concerns 1.5 billion Muslims in various parts of the world. Yet we have ... more |
A Talk with Palestinian Negotiator Ahmed Qurei
Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat- Ahmed Qurei, who is also known by his Arabic Kunya Abu Alaa, is a former Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, and a veteran negotiator. In 1968 he joined the Fatah political party, and lived in exile with its ... more |
Embracing Islam Part Two
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Nobody can argue that there has been an unprecedented boom in the number of people converting to Islam in Europe and the US, and Islam today is reportedly the fastest growing religion in the world. Asharq Al-Awsat decided ... more |
Securing the Saudi - Yemeni Border
Jizan, Asharq Al-Awsat – Officials from the Saudi border guard in Jizan province - a district located in the farthest south-western corner of Saudi Arabia, adjacent to the Yemeni border – did not exaggerate when claiming that at least one infiltrator ... more |
State of Law Coalition Welcomes US Delegation's Proposal of Power Sharing with Allawi in the Face of Iraqiya Bloc Rejection
London / Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat – Statements issued by the State of Law Coalition that is led by the leader of the outgoing government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and Iyad Allawi's Iraqiya bloc were in stark contrast regarding the results ... more |
Asharq Al-Awsat Talks to Saleh al-Mutlaq
Dr. Saleh al-Mutlaq, head of the Iraqi National Dialogue Front, which is part of Iyad Allawi's Iraqiya bloc, described the ongoing violations being committed by the government forces against the people living in Baghdad's district of Adhamiya as being ... more |
Embracing Islam Part One
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Nobody can argue that there has been an unprecedented boom in the number of people converting to Islam in Europe and the US, and Islam today is reportedly the fastest growing religion in the world. Asharq Al-Awsat decided ... more |
Securing the Saudi-Iraq Border
Arar, Asharq Al-Awsat – The Saudi Arabian border guards successfully controlled the 812 km of the Saudi – Iraqi border, preventing border infiltrations during the peak of Al Qaeda in Iraq's activities. Now, other ways to prevent militants from Iraq ... more |
Q & A with Southern Sudan's Envoy to the US Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth
Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat- In an interview with Asharq Al Awsat, Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, Southern Sudan envoy to the US, and a leader in the Sudan People’s Liberations Movement (SPLM), put forward three conditions for not voting for separation in the ... more |
Asharq Al-Awsat Talks to Tony Blair
Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat- I could not meet the International Quartet Envoy Tony Blair at his headquarters in occupied Jerusalem, as Palestinian journalists and non-journalists in the West Bank like me are not allowed to enter the Holy City because ... more |
Yemen: Huthi Conflict Heats Up Once More
Sanaa, Asharq Al-Awsat – Armed confrontation has resumed in northern Yemen between tribesmen and Huuthi rebels, resulting in the deaths of more than 50 people in a battle that has raged for 4 days in Harf Sufyan, Amran province. The Yemeni authorities ... more |
Walking in the Footsteps of Mrs. Al Qaeda
Al-Qassim, Asharq Al-Awsat – Asharq Al-Awsat's search for information about Haylah al-Qassir or "Mrs. Al Qaeda" as she later became known, was something of a mission impossible. Al Qaeda went in search of information about Mrs. Al Qaeda, in her hometown ... more |
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