by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 28, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat – Iraq is still in the grip of the trove of classified US military documents that were made public by the WikiLeaks website earlier this week. These secret documents detail allegations of prisoner abuse and torture, civilian killings, and...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 27, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat – The eldest son of former Iraqi deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz, described the death sentenced issued against hi father as being “harsh and unexpected.” He also claimed that this decision was part of a “process of...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 26, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat – The General Presidency of the Saudi Arabian Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice [CPVPV], in a report presented before the Shura Council yesterday, acknowledged that its operations were down 20 percent from last...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 25, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat – The Iraqi political parties’ opinions concerning the impact of the leaked Iraq war documents published by WikiLeaks have on their talks to form the next government differed. While Al-Iraqiya List (led by Iyad Allawi) believes the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 23, 2010 | Interviews, Lifestyle & Culture
This is perhaps one of the best pieces of news that I have received over the past few months. I am, of course, talking about the return of an ancient statue from Canada to Egypt. The story of this statue begins with the Canadian authorities arresting a foreign...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 22, 2010 | Features, Interviews
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, who accompanied Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on his tour of the region, has disclosed details about the alliances being shaped regarding the formation of the government and the results of...