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Turkish opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) official Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in Ankara on April 4, 2014. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)

Opposition leader: Erdoğan’s foreign policy is intrusive

by Thair Abbas | Feb 13, 2015 | Interviews

Ankara, Asharq Al-Awsat—With general elections in June fast approaching and rising debate about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s attempts to transform the country’s ruling system, Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has a busy...

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Turkey’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a press briefing during the Seventh Annual Ambassadors Conference on January 9, 2015 in Ankara, Turkey, (AFP/Adem Altan)

Turkey FM: We are against Sisi, not Egypt

by Thair Abbas | Feb 11, 2015 | Interviews

Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—It seems an age now since Turkey trumpeted its “zero problems” foreign policy, seeking more harmonious relations with its neighbors, especially the Arab states. But Turkey’s relations with its Arab neighbors have taken a sour turn recently,...

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Khaled Khoja, new leader of the opposition Syrian National Coalition, speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, 05 January 2015. (EPA)

Assad is a delusional madman: Khalid Khoja

by Thair Abbas | Feb 8, 2015 | Interviews

Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—The president of the Syrian National Coalition Khalid Khoja said that opposition forces are not fighting Bashar Al-Assad and his regime, but its main backer Tehran, dismissing the Syrian president as the “executive manager” of...

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Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam in Beirut, in February 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Lebanon PM: We must elect a president soon

by Thair Abbas | Feb 5, 2015 | Interviews

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon is struggling to cope with its myriad domestic problems—rooted in a complex confessional political system—while at the same time attempting to contain the violent spillover from the war raging in next-door Syria. The small country of 4...

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Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam, speaks during a ceremony announcing the launch of the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan in Beirut, on December 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanese government distances itself from Nasrallah’s stance on Bahrain

by Thair Abbas | Jan 18, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese leaders sought to distance themselves from recent comments by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on the situation in Bahrain over the weekend, claiming that Nasrallah’s statements were his personal views and did not reflect official...