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Islamist opposition leader Hassan Al-Turabi is welcomed by supporters in his home in Khartoum, Sudan, in this July 1, 2010 file photo. (Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Files)

Opinion: The mystery that is Hassan Al-Turabi

by Osman Mirghani | Feb 13, 2015 | Opinion

There are people who live their whole lives in the spotlight, arousing controversies over their roles and ideas. While some find themselves forced into the limelight against their will, others seem to be ecstatic about the atmosphere of controversy and confusion they...

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Turkish opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) official Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in Ankara on April 4, 2014. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)

Opposition leader: Erdoğan’s foreign policy is intrusive

by Thair Abbas | Feb 13, 2015 | Interviews

Ankara, Asharq Al-Awsat—With general elections in June fast approaching and rising debate about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s attempts to transform the country’s ruling system, Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has a busy...

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin looks on as he chairs a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, on May 7, 2014. (AFP Photo/RIA Novosti/Pool/Alexey Druzhinin)

Opinion: Putin, a Prisoner of the Past

by Amir Taheri | Feb 13, 2015 | Opinion

While learning from history is the first duty of any statesman worth his salt, he should also be on guard against learning the wrong lessons. One example is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attempt at building a national strategy around certain moments in history...