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Mourners carry the coffin of a Lebanese Hezbollah fighter, draped in the flag of the Lebanese Shiite Muslim party, who was killed in Syria during his funeral procession on July 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO /ALI DIA

Hezbollah fighters’ families unhappy about Syria involvement

by Zaid Bin Kami | Jul 7, 2013 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Aqsat—Mounting casualties among Hezbollah fighters in the fighting in Syria has led some Lebanese supporters of the organization to petition its leaders to scale back its involvement in the Syrian conflict. A source with knowledge of the petions,...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to the press following his meeting with Canada’s Foreign Minister John Baird (not pictured) at the State Department in Washington, February 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Kerry to Visit Riyadh in March

by Zaid Bin Kami | Feb 21, 2013 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The US State Department yesterday announced that Secretary of State John Kerry will pay a visit to Saudi Arabia in the first week of March, as part of his first international tour since assuming office earlier this month. Kerry will meet with...

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Dr Abdullah Aqlah Al-Hashem, GCC Assistant-Secretary General for humanitarian and environmental affairs. Source: Asharq Al-Awsat

GCC Environment Chief Talks to Asharq Al-Awsat

by Zaid Bin Kami | Feb 20, 2013 | Interviews

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—With the erratic but steady progress of Iran’s nuclear program and the announcement of nuclear power projects in some other Gulf states, the issue of nuclear safety and environmental protection in the region is more important than ever....