by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 6, 2012 | Profiles
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, appointed Prince Mohammed Bin Naif Bin Abdulaziz as Saudi Arabia’s tenth Interior Minister yesterday. Prince Mohammed Bin Naif takes up this ministerial portfolio during a time...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 2, 2012 | Profiles
CAIRO, (AP) — War hero. Savior of the nation. An anchor of stability in a turbulent region. And in the twilight of his life, a criminal convicted for his role in the deaths of those fighting to oust him. Hosni Mubarak was sentenced Saturday to life in prison after a...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 26, 2012 | Profiles
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat – Reports indicate that former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq is set to compete with Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Mursi for the Egyptian presidency in next month’s presidential run-off. Shafiq’s presidential candidacy is perhaps...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 25, 2012 | Profiles
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat – With reports that he is leading the polls in the Egyptian presidential election – whose votes are being counted today – and a shoe-in for one of the spots at an expected presidential run-off set to take place in June; Asharq Al-Awsat takes a...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 9, 2012 | Profiles
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat- Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, Imam and Khateeb of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, was appointed head of the Presidency for the Two Holy Mosques at the rank of minister by royal decree on Tuesday. Whenever Sheikh Al-Sudais travels to any foreign...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 10, 2012 | Profiles
THE ISLAMISTS: KHAIRAT EL-SHATER Deputy head of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s strongest political movement, and thus a top contender. A behind-the-scenes operator, el-Shater, 61, is the top Brotherhood strategist and a chief financier. Educated as an engineer,...
