by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 25, 2011 | Interviews, Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat – Saudi Arabia’s Special Emergency Force [SEF] has conducted counter-terrorism and anti-piracy military training, which aims to deter Al Qaeda terrorist operations and maritime piracy. The training focused upon methods of regaining...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 24, 2011 | Features, Interviews
Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat – Bahraini Speaker of the Council of Representatives Khalifa Ahmed al-Zahrani spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat about the situation in the country, stressing that the situation is moving in a reassuring direction, and that he is confident that...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 23, 2011 | Interviews, Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat – The former leader of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood, Ali Sadr al-Din al-Bayanouni AKA Abu Anas yesterday told Asharq Al-Awsat that reforms in Syria are long overdue, and stressed that there is a popular intifada [uprising] in the Syrian street...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 22, 2011 | Interviews, Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Libyan Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Khalid Kaim spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat via telephone from Tripoli about the latest developments on the ground in Libya after UN Security Council Resolution 1973 imposed a no-fly zone above the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 21, 2011 | Interviews, Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat- Abdul Rahman al-Attiyah, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), announced that the Gulf States were standing by Saudi Arabia, in opposition to the Iranian attacks on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran, and its consulate in Mashhad....
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 19, 2011 | Interviews, Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat – The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud made a statement to the people of Saudi Arabia on Friday. In his statement the king said, “I am proud of you. Words and meanings cannot describe you. I say this...