by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 24, 2010 | Features, Interviews
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat- The arrest of retired Lebanese army Brigadier General Fayez Karam, a leading figure in the Free Patriotic Movement party that is led by General Michel Aoun, was not so much a surprise in a technical sense, as much as it was in a political...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 24, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Iraqi sources in Najaf and Beirut confirmed the validity of information published by Asharq al-Awsat yesterday, which detailed the intention of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Sadrist movement, to leave Iran and resettle in...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2010 | Interviews, Lifestyle & Culture
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Cleopatra killed herself by being bitten by an asp in order to avoid being captured by her rival Octavian, who would have paraded her through the streets of Rome. Although Octavian returned to Rome victoriously the pages of history remember...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat- An informed source within the Al-Iraqiya list has revealed to Asharq Al Awsat that outgoing Iraqi Prime Minster and leader of the State of Law Coalition [SLC] Nuri al-Maliki, sent a letter to political rival and leader of the Al-Iraqiya list,...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 22, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- In a statement to Asharq Al-Awsat, Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifah declared that his country will not permit the United States to use Bahraini territories to launch a military strike at “any country...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 21, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat- King Abdullah Bin-Abdulaziz, the custodian of the two holy mosques, issued a royal decree this week appointing Engineer Adel Bin-Muhammad Bin Abdul-Qadir Fakieh as Minister of Labor, after he was relieved of his post as mayor of Jeddah. King...
