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In this Sunday, August 11, 2013, file photo, Malian president-elect Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta casts his vote at a polling station in Bamako, Mali. (AP Photo/Thomas Martinez, File)

Amid cautious optimism, Mali picks Keïta for president

by Al-Sheikh Mohamed | Aug 16, 2013 | Features, Profiles

Nouakchott, Mauritania, Asharq Al-Awsat—For the last 18 months, Mali has witnessed the most dangerous crisis since its independence in 1960. The crisis had many dimensions. It started as a security issue when a Tuareg rebellion erupted in the north of the country, and...

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File photo of Qatar’s Minister of State for Interior AffairsSheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani (R). (Reuters/Hamad I Mohammed)

Qatar’s new prime minister reports for duty

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Jul 16, 2013 | Profiles

Doha, Asharq Al-Awsat—If sports seeks to entrench the principles of teamwork and cooperation in young people, then a military education must surely encourage discipline. This is an attribute that characterizes Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the man...

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Egypt’s Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is seen during a news conference in Cairo on the release of seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai, in this May 22, 2013 file picture. (Reuters)

El-Sisi: The General at the Heart of Events

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jul 7, 2013 | Profiles

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Colonel General Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is, now more than ever, a divisive figure in Egyptian society. There are many who laud his patriotism and the central role played by Egypt’s military institution as a stabilizing force in the country,...

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This undated file photo provided by Blue Rider Press/Penguin shows award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings. (AP Photo/Blue Rider Press/Penguin, File)

Michael Hastings, 1980–2013

by Grace Perriman | Jun 21, 2013 | Profiles

In both life and death, Michael Hastings caused a media storm. The divisive journalist passed away on Tuesday, June 18 in a car accident in Los Angeles. News of his tragic death at the age of only 33 has the world of journalism both shocked and riven. To most, both in...

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Iranian Mohammad Qarazi registers his candidacy for Iran’s upcoming presidential election at the interior ministry in Tehran on May 10, 2013. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

Candidate Profile: Mohammad Qarazi

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 13, 2013 | Features, Profiles

Mohammad Qarazi was a long-serving minister during the 1980s and 1990s, but is not a very well-known figure in contemporary Iranian politics. His approval as a presidential candidate was a surprise, as he has been absent from Iran’s political arena for more than 15...

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Former chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Mohsen Rezaei, a hopeful for the upcoming presidential election, waves to media, after registering his candidacy, at the election headquarters of interior ministry in Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 10, 2013.

Candidate Profile: Mohsen Rezaei Mirghaed

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 12, 2013 | Features, Profiles

For many Iranians, the name “Mohsen Rezaei” is closely associated with memories of the bloody war between Iran and Iraq in the 1980s, thanks to his role at the top of the Iranian military during that conflict. Widely seen as a cat’s paw of Supreme Leader...