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A handout picture made avaliable on 27 December 2013 provided by Zaman Daily newpspaper shows Fethullah Gulen, an Islamic opinion leader and founder of the Gulen movement, in Pennsylvania, USA 14 October 2013. (EPA/Selahattin Sev)

In Conversation with Fethullah Gülen

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...

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An opposition supporter holds a Ukrainian flag in the center of Kiev’s Independence Square, the epicenter of the country’s current unrest, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Ukrainian protesters lambasted parliament on Thursday for its lack of action, and a senior U.S. diplomat arrived in Kiev to try to help find a resolution to the country’s […]

Opinion: Why Assad should keep an eye on Ukraine

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....

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A giant screen at the entrance of the Swiss resort of Montreux welcomes to this week’s Syria peace talks in Montreux and Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Russia and Iran on Tuesday criticized the U.N. chief’s decision to withdraw Tehran’s invitation to join the peace conference on Syria, as diplomats said a new report […]

Opinion: Better the Devil we Know?

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...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry after a statement early on November 24, 2013 in Geneva. (AFP Photo/Fabrice Coffrini)

The Long Way towards Middle East Peace

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,...

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In this Saturday, March 5, 2011, file photo, anti-government protesters take shelter from the sun under their national flag during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sana’a, Yemen. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen, File)

Opinion: Yemen’s Federation Dilemma

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...