Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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Former Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi speaks during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul July 5, 2014. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Iyad Allawi: Iraq has no clear strategy to fight ISIS

by Mina Al-Oraibi | Jan 28, 2015 | Interviews

Davos, Asharq Al-Awsat—With new Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi having passed the 100-day mark in office earlier this year, Vice President Iyad Allawi has given a grim prognosis regarding the political future of the country and the ongoing battle against the...

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This file photo taken on March 12, 2003 shows an Iraqi Kurd working at an oil refinery in city of Suleimaniyah in the Kurdistan region in Iraq. (AFP Photo/Behrouz Mehri)

War of words continues between Baghdad and Erbil over oil dispute

by Hamza Mustafa | Jan 28, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Disagreements over outstanding debts are threatening to undermine the agreement signed in late 2014 to end a near year-long oil dispute between the Iraqi government in Baghdad and the government of the country’s autonomous Kurdish...

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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz (C) is greeted by dignitaries after arriving at the G20 Leader’s Summit in Brisbane, Australia, on November 13, 2014. (AFP Photo/William West)

Opinion: The King of Reforms

by Ali Ibrahim | Jan 28, 2015 | Opinion

It is natural that Western media outlets and researchers have been abuzz with outpourings of analyses, studies and conclusions about the direction Saudi Arabia’s domestic and foreign policy will take after King Salman Bin Abdulaziz ascended to the throne after the...