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German President Joachim Gauck speaks during the opening of the 50th Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Friday, January 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Opinion: Germany’s Security and Schmidt’s Cigarette

by Adel Al Toraifi | Feb 2, 2014 | Opinion

The Munich Security Conference is one of the most important gatherings of the year, both in terms of the attendees and the nature of the issues on discussion. The conference, or forum, which focuses on—especially transatlantic—security issues, entered its 50th year on...

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Mustafa Abdel-Jalil speaks to Editor-in-Chief Dr. Adel Al-Toraifi in Rabat. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Abdel-Jalil: “Ten Mandelas would not be enough for Libya”

by Adel Al Toraifi | Oct 22, 2013 | Interviews

Rabat, Asharq Al-Awsat—While Libya today remains in a state of turmoil, the uprising against Gaddafi in February 2011 was one of the more surprising aspects of the ‘Arab Spring,’ and was one of the developments that raised hopes highest among observers given that it...

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Mustafa Abdel-Jalil speaks to Editor-in-Chief Dr. Adel Al-Toraifi in Rabat. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Mustafa Abdel-Jalil on Libya’s Revolution

by Adel Al Toraifi | Oct 21, 2013 | Interviews

Rabat, Asharq Al-Awsat—While Libya today remains in a state of turmoil, the uprising against Gaddafi in February 2011 was one of the more surprising aspects of the ‘Arab Spring,’ and was one of the developments that raised hopes highest among observers...

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Egyptian president Adly Mansour (R) speaks to Asharq Al-Awsat editor in chief (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Adly Mansour on Relations with the Gulf, Iran, Turkey and the US

by Adel Al Toraifi | Oct 9, 2013 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday, Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour spoke to a foreign media outlet for the first time since taking over the leadership of Egypt in one of the most important stages in Egypt’s modern...

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A photograph made available on 07 October 2013, shows an Egyptian t-shirts vendor presenting a t-shirt of Defense Minister Abdul-Fattah al-Sissi (Top-C) as al-Sissi supporters run a campaign action gathering signatures to ask him to run for President in Khan al-Khalil market of Cairo, Egypt, 03 October 2013 (EPA/AMEL PAIN)

Scenes from Cairo

by Adel Al Toraifi | Oct 9, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

On my most recent trip to Egypt I noticed how few passengers were on board the plane, especially in business and first class. As they say, “capital is a coward” that fears instability and uncertainty. The Egyptian newspapers were full of talk about the...