by Manuel Almeida | Mar 24, 2014 | Interviews
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Over the last 10 years and up until the Gezi Park protests that erupted in Istanbul last May, Turkey’s democratic and mostly secular political system was hailed by many as a model for other Muslim-majority nations across the Middle East. Much...
by Manuel Almeida | Feb 9, 2014 | Opinion
The political crisis in Ukraine is provoking diplomatic rows internationally, yet it is hardly capturing the attention of President Bashar Al-Assad of Syria, who has plenty to be alarmed with at home. But should Assad worry about the fate of President Viktor F....
by Manuel Almeida | Jan 22, 2014 | Opinion
The Geneva II conference, the cornerstone of the efforts to reach a negotiated solution to the Syrian war, will convene today. It will be held despite the diplomatic pandemonium generated by the UN’s last-minute invitation to Iran and the subsequent withdrawal of that...
by Manuel Almeida | Dec 14, 2013 | Features
Manama/London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The US and Iranian presidents have taken a cautious tone on the November 24 interim nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1, a sign that the process remains very much in its infancy. But as the Geneva II conference on Syria approaches,...
by Manuel Almeida | Dec 4, 2013 | Opinion
Yemen’s National Dialogue Conference (NDC) has gathered once more, this time for its final act—or, at least, that’s what Yemenis and the NDC’s international backers anxiously hope. Early on in this session, the NDC issued a statement calling for an immediate end to...
