by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 30, 2011 | Interviews, Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat –Accusations are being traded in Lebanon between the March 8 Alliance and the March 14 Alliance against the backdrop of the unrest in Syria. March 8 Alliance figures have accused the March 14 Alliance, and particularly the Future movement of...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 29, 2011 | Interviews, Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat – Former Libyan official Ahmed Gaddaf al-Dam, who also happens to be the Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi’s cousin, has issued a statement from his political headquarters in Egypt calling on the people of Libya to lay down their arms...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 28, 2011 | Interviews
Bahrain, Asharq Al-Awsat- Major General Mutlaq Bin Salem al-Azima is the commander of the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) military wing, the Peninsula Shield force. Established in the 1980s, and first mobilized in 1986, the force has a mandate to protect the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 27, 2011 | Features, Interviews
Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat- In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Abdul-Jalil Khalil, the leader of the Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, the largest Shiite opposition group in Bahrain, said it is important to find a common ground for dialogue via a Gulf state that is...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 27, 2011 | Interviews, Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat – Independent Arab and Libyan sources have informed Asharq Al-Awsat that Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi is seeking to convince the coalition forces to accept a deal that is being secretly discussed between Gaddafi delegates and a number of Arab...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 26, 2011 | Interviews, Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat – Libyan official sources have revealed that there are secret efforts being conducted by officials in the Gaddafi regime to find a way out of the current crisis and which aim to ensure the safety and continuation of the Libyan regime. The...