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Mohamed Abkar’s workshop transforms tires into shoes in Khartoum. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Sudanese Ingenuity in Hard Times

by Ahmed Younis | Mar 6, 2015 | Lifestyle & Culture

Khartoum, Asharq Al-Awsat—In Sudan, car tires have multiple uses. These rubber rings are employed during riots when they are burned by protesters to block the traffic; or they are used to prop up washtubs by women; poor children turn them into toys to be rolled from...

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Iran’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi hands documents to journalists after a board of governors meeting at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, on March 4, 2015. (Reuters/Heinz-Peter Bader)

Opinion: Iran’s Suspect Deal in the Making

by Amir Taheri | Mar 6, 2015 | Opinion

By all indications both the Islamic Republic’s “Supreme Guide” Ali Khamenei and US President Barack Obama appear determined to reach some sort of agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue. The deadline they seem to have fixed is March 31, which coincides with the end of...

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Egypt’s then-interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim speaks during a press conference in the capital Cairo, on January 26, 2015. (AFP Photo/Mohamed El-Shahed)

Sisi replaces interior minister in reshuffle

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 5, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, AP—Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi reshuffled his cabinet on Thursday, replacing the powerful minister in charge of the nation’s police along with six other ministers, state television reported. Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim, who oversees...

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Militiamen loyal to Yemen’s President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi ride a vehicle outside the Republican Palace in Aden on February 25, 2015. (Reuters/Yaser Hasan)

Yemen: Hadi seeks transfer of international aid to Aden

by Arafat Madabish | Mar 5, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi is seeking to have international aid transferred from the capital Sana’a, where Houthi rebels hold sway, to his new southern stronghold in Aden, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on...

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Supporters of the Al-Nusra Front take part in a protest against Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and the international coalition in Aleppo, Syria, on September 26, 2014. (AFP Photo/Fadi Al-Halabi)

Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria may split from organization, fight ISIS: senior opposition member

by Caroline Akoum | Mar 5, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Al-Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda’s official franchise in Syria, could split from the organization and create a new armed group to fight rival extremists the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the country, a senior member of the...