Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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File photo of Amr Moussa taken on Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Amr Moussa: Egypt is entering its third republic in difficult circumstances

by Adel Al Toraifi | Jun 4, 2014 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—As president-elect Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi prepares to take the helm of Egypt’s government, Egyptians face a long period of uncertainty as the country’s new leadership attempts to turn their hopes for the revival Egypt’s struggling...

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Egyptian presidential candidate Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi speaks to Asharq Al-Awsat Editor-in-Chief Dr. Adel Al Toraifi in Cairo on May 23, 2014. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Sisi: Egypt needs “hard work, effort and hope”

by Adel Al Toraifi | May 24, 2014 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In October 2013, the situation in Egypt—with all its political complexities, social problems and security risks—was clear to see, in the faces of everyone on the streets and the countenance of people going about their daily business. Everywhere...

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MBC founder and chairman Sheikh Waleed Bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim (left) speaks to Asharq Al-Awsat Editor-in-Chief Dr. Adel Al-Toraifi at the Dubai Media Forum on May 21, 2014 in Dubai, UAE. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

MBC Chairman: ‘Knowledge economies cannot be built without the youth’

by Adel Al Toraifi | May 24, 2014 | Media

Dubai, Asharq Al-Awsat—Like everywhere in the world, the media in the Arab region is struggling to adapt to the emergence of new media. Media in the region also face a number of unique challenges, not least political instability and extremism. But in conversation with...

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MBC founder and chairman Sheikh Waleed Bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim (left) speaks to Asharq Al-Awsat Editor-in-Chief Dr. Adel Al-Toraifi at the Dubai Media Forum on May 21, 2014 in Dubai, UAE. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

In Conversation with Sheikh Waleed

by Adel Al Toraifi | May 23, 2014 | Media

Dubai, Asharq Al-Awsat—From its beginnings in London in the early 1990s, the MBC Group has grown into the preeminent media conglomerate in the Middle East. Now based in Dubai, it is known for its mix of popular Middle Eastern and international programming, as well as...

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President Barack Obama looks back toward the East Room of the White House in Washington, on Friday, April 12, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

Opinion: The Middle East’s Past is not Dead

by Adel Al Toraifi | Mar 27, 2014 | Opinion

William Faulkner once said: “The past is never dead. It is not even past.” President Barack Obama might find this helpful to keep in mind as he prepares for his trip to Saudi Arabia next week. In a region known for contending with the ghosts of things long...