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 |
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Reveals Details of $50 million Gaza Aid Deal
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat – Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the second son of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and president of the Gaddafi Foundation revealed that a deal has been struck with Israel to allow previously banned building material and pre-fabricated ... more |
The Impact of Law on Religious Rulings
Towards the end of 2009, the world was shocked by the "Dubai World" announcement requesting a postponement of a sukuk payment of $3.5 billion due on 14 December on its Nakheel Properties company. The sukuk holders were thrown into total confusion as ... more |
British Minister for the Middle East: Communication with Hezbollah under Review
London, Asharq Al-Awsat – British Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt, warned that if the peace process does not move forward "bad things could happen." In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat following his return from visiting Damascus and Beirut, ... more |
Asharq Al-Awsat Talks to US Envoy to the IAEA Glyn Davies
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- US Ambassador to the IAEA Glyn Davies urged Iran to focus on discussing the fundamental issues placed on the negotiations table between Tehran and the 5+1 countries instead of focusing on "the shape of the table and who is ... more |
A Talk with Iran's Dawa and Reform Group SecGen Abdulrahman Mohammad Birani
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Abdulrahman Mohammad Birani, secretary general of Dawa and Reform Group in Iran, has said that his group is not a part of the International Organization of the Muslim Brotherhood, which has its headquarters in the Egyptian ... more |
A Talk with Ayatollah Hussein Ismail al-Sadr
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat- Not only is the great religious reference Ayatollah Hussein Ismail al-Sadr different from other religious references in Iraq because he is open to all faiths and sects but he is also open to the media and intellectuals, ... more |
Asharq Al-Awsat Visits the PJAK
Asharq Al-Awsat, Qandil Mountains - For the past two years the Kurdistan Regional Government [KRG] has imposed a complete media blackout on the Qandil Mountains in compliance with Turkish pressure; therefore no news media has been able to reach this ... more |
A Talk with Egyptian FM Ahmad Abu-al-Ghayt
Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu-al-Ghayt, who participated on Thursday-Friday night in the meetings of the following-up committee of the Paris conference of the donors to the Palestinian State, met Jean-David Levitte, ... more |
A Talk with US Envoy to Iraq Christopher Hill
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- In an exclusive extensive interview, Asharq al Awsat sits down with out-going US Ambassador to Iraq, Christopher R. Hill, to discuss the current Iraqi election stalemate and the possibility of US involvement in resolving ... more |
Asharq Al-Awsat Talks to Former Lebanese President Amin al-Jumayyil
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat - Between a picture of his late father, Pierre al-Jumayyil, which hangs over his desk in the Lebanese Phalange Party's Beirut headquarters, and a picture of his son, Pierre al-Jumayyil, who was assassinated during the crisis ... more |
Q & A with Guantanamo Courtroom Artist Janet Hamlin
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Cameras are prohibited inside the Guantanamo Bay courtroom, and Janet Hamlin is most famous as the Guantanamo Bay courtroom artist who allowed the world to see the inside of the Guantanamo military tribunals, bringing us illustrations ... more |
A Talk with SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amum
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Only seven months remain in the transitional period which began following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement [CPA] between the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement [SPLM] and the Sudanese government on 9 January ... more |
90 Minutes with Mrs. Al Qaeda
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat- Sheikh Abdullah al-Suwailem, who is part of the Saudi Arabian Munasaha program that aims to rehabilitate Al Qaeda members held in prison, told Asharq Al-Awsat about a 90 minute meeting he had with Haylah al Qassir, the ... more |
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