by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 9, 2011 | Features, Interviews
Paris, Asharq al-Awsat- Hussein al-Shahristani, the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, entrusted with coordinating among the Oil ministry, the electricity ministry, and the water ministry, was warmly received by the French authorities on the occasion of his visit...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 7, 2011 | Interviews, Middle East
Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat – Senior figures within Bahrain’s Democratic Alliance have revealed that the joint statement issued by the opposition coalition condemning Iranian interference in Bahrain’s internal affairs, was not endorsed by a number of other...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 7, 2011 | Features, Interviews
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat – Prominent Salafist cleric Sheikh Mohamed Hassan, one of the most renowned Salafist figures in Egypt, exclusively spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat about the future of the Salafist movement in the country. He also publicly announcing that the Ansar...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 6, 2011 | Features, Interviews
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat – The popular uprising in Libya against the Colonel Gaddafi regime, which has been ongoing since 17 February, has brought a number of new faces to prominence, not least official Libyan spokesman and Information Minister Moussa Ibrahim. Many in...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 6, 2011 | Features, Interviews
Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat- Major-General Sheikh Daij Bin Salman Al Khalifa is the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Chief of Staff. In the first quarter of 2011, Bahrain experienced popular demonstrations and violent clashes over several weeks, eventually prompting the Gulf...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 5, 2011 | Interviews, Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat – Egypt’s anti-corruption body yesterday issued a decision to freeze the assets of a number of former Mubarak officials, including the former speaker of the lower house of parliament Fathi Sarour, the former speaker of the upper house of...