by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 14, 2011 | Interviews, Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat – Syrian state television aired the purported “confession” of members of what it described as a “terrorist cell” yesterday, who claimed that had been tasked by Lebanese Future movement MP Jamal al-Jarrah to incite unrest...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 13, 2011 | Interviews, Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat – Official sources within the rebel Libyan National Transitional Council informed Asharq Al-Awsat that anti-Gaddafi rebels intend to carry out an operation in the Libyan capital Tripoli in the coming days in an attempt to encourage Tripoli...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 12, 2011 | Interviews, Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat – Asharq Al-Awsat spoke with well-known Syrian human-rights activists Muntaha al-Atrash, who is also the daughter of the Commander General of the Syrian Revolution Sultan Pasha al-Atrash. Sultan Pasha al-Atrash played a prominent role in the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 11, 2011 | Interviews, Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat – Sources within the Libyan opposition National Transitional Council have informed Asharq Al-Awsat that they have received indications, from international mediators, that Gaddafi is willing to step down from power. This proposal would see...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 11, 2011 | Interviews, Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat – The Gulf Cooperation Council [GCC] yesterday called on the Yemeni government and the opposition parties to meet in Saudi Arabia to solve the ongoing crisis in the country, according to the Gulf initiative put to Sanaa last week. The GCC...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 10, 2011 | Interviews, Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Salim al-Husni, a key figure in the Iraqi Islamic Dawa Party under the leadership of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, has revealed that the party is preparing for a general conference for the leaders of the Islamic Dawa Party. He said that...