http://www.aawsat.com/english Asharq Alawsat English Edition is your insight into the Middle East en-us © 2005 Saudi Research and Publishing Wed, 09 Feb 2010 17:33:10 GMT 1 http://www.aawsat.com/english http://www.aawsat.com/english/images/aaaeng.gif 144 33 Asharq-e delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest stories, weather, entertainment, politics in the Middle East http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=19819 Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat- Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashimi confirmed that political parties are manufacturing "an enemy" in order to frighten the public and win votes at the forthcoming Iraqi Wed, 09 Feb 2010 17:33:10 GMT http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=19815 Arbil, Asharq Al-Awsat- Befrin Hussein Khalifa, who is a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, is happy to talk about being the youngest female parliamentarian in the history of the Kurdistan Wed, 09 Feb 2010 17:33:10 GMT http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=19810 ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – One of the black boxes from an Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed on January 25 off Lebanon's coast has been sent to France for analysis, a spokeswoman for the airline said Tuesday. "We Wed, 09 Feb 2010 17:33:10 GMT http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=19809 TOKYO (Reuters) – Palestinian leaders have not set specific terms on which they would accept a U.S. offer to mediate indirect peace talks with Israel, and expect clarification on such talks in a week, Wed, 09 Feb 2010 17:33:10 GMT http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=19808 TEHRAN, Iran, (AP) – The head of Iran's atomic agency said the Islamic Republic would not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides the fuel it needs for the Tehran research reactor. Iran Wed, 09 Feb 2010 17:33:10 GMT http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=19807 SANAA (AFP) – The Yemeni government on Tuesday dismissed Al-Qaeda threats and said it will strike the militants "around the clock," after the group's local branch called for attacks on US interests Wed, 09 Feb 2010 17:33:10 GMT http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=19806 London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Prince Turki al-Faisal, the Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh, former Saudi Intelligence chief, and former Saudi Ambassador Tue, 08 Feb 2010 17:33:10 GMT http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=19794 BAGHDAD (AFP) – Iraqi MPs were gathering on Monday to debate a contentious decision to allow hundreds of candidates linked to executed dictator Saddam Hussein's Baath party to compete in next month's Tue, 08 Feb 2010 17:33:10 GMT http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=19795 CAIRO, (AP) – Egyptian police and Muslim Brotherhood group say three top leaders, including the organizations No. 2, and 10 provincial senior members have been arrested in a dawn sweep in Cairo and Tue, 08 Feb 2010 17:33:10 GMT http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=19796 TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran says it will start producing higher-grade nuclear fuel on Tuesday and plans a major expansion of its uranium enrichment program by building 10 new plants in the next year, further Tue, 08 Feb 2010 17:33:10 GMT