by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 21, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Arbil, Asharq Al-Awsat- Currently, various Iraqi political circles are citing the role of the Kurdish bloc as one of the key factors enabling Iraqi blocs to further the formation of the upcoming Iraqi Government. However, the increasing Kurdish role, in alleviating...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 20, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat – Informed sources within the National Iraqi Alliance [NIA] have revealed that the Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq [ISCI] that is led by Ammar al-Hakim, and the Iraqiya bloc that is led by Iyad Allawi, have postponed the announcement of their...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2010 | Features, Interviews
Q) Will the South vote for secession in next January’s referendum, or will Sudan remain a unified country? A) We, as the President announced, are committed to two main aspects regarding the upcoming referendum, which form the basis of the 2005 Comprehensive...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2010 | Features, Interviews
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Dr Al-Sayyid al-Badawi Shahatah, head of the Egyptian opposition Al-Wafd Party stressed that Al-Wafd Party will participate in the next presidential elections but that he will not be among the possible candidates. He revealed that the National...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 16, 2010 | Features, Interviews
London, Asharq Al-Awsat – Grand Ayatollah Hussein Ismail al-Sadr is one of the most respected and senior Shiite clerics in Iraq; he is also one of Iraq’s most open-minded religious marjas. Al-Sadr sees the Iraqis as equal in their rights and that there is...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 15, 2010 | Interviews, Lifestyle & Culture
A magnificent cultural event took place recently which not only advanced our knowledge as Arabs and Muslims, but also revealed the cultural changes that have taken place in the Arab and Islamic world at large. At the Louvre museum in Paris, an exhibition was opened in...