by Andrés Cala | Jul 19, 2013 | Majalla Blogs
European governments are gearing up for heightened terrorist threats as Al-Qaeda cells increase their recruitment of European-born Maghreb descendants and immigrants to fight in Syria. The numbers of such jihadists are rising steadily into the hundreds. Authorities...
by Andrés Cala | Jun 11, 2013 | Business
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company announced earlier this month that it has completed the acquisition of several of BP’s North Sea assets. The company, commonly known as TAQA, is listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, and is 72.5%...
by Andrés Cala | May 22, 2013 | Middle East
Madrid, Asharq Al-Awsat—A two-day meeting of the Syrian opposition in Madrid ended yesterday, with agreement on few issues except the refusal to negotiate with a Syrian government led by Bashar Al-Assad. The conference’s final resolution called on the international...
by Andrés Cala | May 11, 2013 | Business
Madrid, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s government and international allies are scrambling to avert a summer energy crunch mostly driven by a growing natural gas deficit that, compounded with current economic woes, threatens to increase political instability and social unrest...
by Andrés Cala | Apr 25, 2013 | World
Venezuela, which has the world’s largest proven oil reserves and is one of the top oil producers, faces the worst of any probable scenarios as it embarks on a post-Chávez transition: a stalemate. Nicolás Maduro has won a razor-thin margin in the most disputed...
