by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 14, 2010 | Business, Interviews
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat- For over 30 years, Islamic banking has been operating in the Arab world without being recognized by the Shariaa [regulatory] or supervisory bodies. What is meant by recognition here is operating under legislation, rules, and regulations that...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 13, 2010 | Interviews, Lifestyle & Culture
London, Asharq Al-Awsat – “A boy stands on the roof of his old traditional house in a small village in south-eastern Saudi Arabian. One night, he raises his television’s antenna to the sky…searching for a signal from beyond the borders with Yemen, or from...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 13, 2010 | Features, Interviews
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Ed Husain is the co-founder of the Quilliam Foundation, a UK-based think tank focusing on counter-extremism, and author of ‘The Islamist’. He was born and raised in London, and has also spent considerable time living and traveling in the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 12, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Sirte, Asharq Al-Awsat – Well informed Arab sources have revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that Morocco, Jordan, and the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council [GCC] – with the exception of Qatar – have rejected the project to “develop joint-Arab...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 11, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Sirte, Asharq Al-Awsat- Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas presented four alternatives, which he described as “historic,” concerning the prospects of the direct negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis. This took place at the recent meetings...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 9, 2010 | Features, Interviews
Dhi Qar, Asharq Al-Awsat – In the border region that is shared between Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia – and which is known locally as the desert’s devil triangle, due to the large number of drug smugglers that utilize this region – a group of drug smugglers have...
