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Roumieh Prison overlooks the Lebanese capital Beirut. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Lebanon’s Roumieh Prison is “base for terrorism”: Interior Minister

by Thair Abbas | Jul 5, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese security services have stepped up security around Roumieh Prison following reports of radical Sunni groups seeking to stage a major jailbreak to release Islamist inmates, Lebanon’s interior minister told Asharq Al-Awsat. The decision...

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Bahaa Al-Hariri. (AP Photo)

Bahaa Al-Hariri: The real estate sector can withstand political and economic shocks

by Thair Abbas | Jun 16, 2014 | Business

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—Prior to his assassination in downtown Beirut in 2005, the name of Rafik Hariri was synonymous with the construction projects his company undertook in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. Perhaps the most famous was the Solidere project, widely credited...

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani (R) greets the audience as he and his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul arrive at a meeting in Ankara June 10, 2014. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)

Gulf security priority for Turkey, says Erdoğan advisor

by Thair Abbas | Jun 10, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut and Ankara, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkish President Abdullah Gül informed his Iranian counterpart that Tehran must respect national sovereignty and refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of regional states, a senior Turkish official said. Iranian President...

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File photo of Lebanese deputy parliamentary speaker Farid Makari. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Deputy speaker: Lebanese lawmakers are “apathetic” about presidency vacuum

by Thair Abbas | Jun 5, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The presidential vacuum that has endured in Lebanon since former president Michel Suleiman left office on May 25 is being met with general “apathy” by lawmakers tasked with electing a new president, according to deputy parliamentary speaker...

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Druze leader Walid Jumblatt. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Walid Jumblatt: There is no presidential vacuum

by Thair Abbas | May 16, 2014 | Interviews

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—In the midst of the Lebanese parliament’s struggle to select a successor to President Michel Suleiman, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt said that he did not expect a new president to be chosen anytime soon. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat,...