by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 29, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat- Tariq al-Hashimi, vice president and leader of the Renewal Bloc that is affiliated with the Al-Iraqiya List headed by Iyad Allawi, has said that the delay in the formation of the Iraqi government following the elections of 17 March “is...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 28, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat- In a statement to Asharq Al-Awsat, Saeb Erekat, chief Palestinian negotiator and official in charge of the negotiations dossier in the PLO, stressed that the option of disbanding the Palestinian Authority [PA] will be put on the table...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 27, 2010 | Business, Interviews
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Informed Libyan sources have revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat of what they termed as the biggest financial and economic scandal in Libya. The scandal, which was recently uncovered, involved embezzlement by employees of the government-affiliated...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 24, 2010 | Interviews, Lifestyle & Culture
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- When we talk about the grand history of [Egypt] which extends more than fifty centuries into the past, we find ourselves continually speaking about the ancient Egyptian man, whether this is ancient Egyptian engineers who built temples and...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 23, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat- The Israeli decision to ease the Gaza blockade and allow the entry of what is known as “materials for civilian use” has stirred up the enthusiasm of Gazans, amid lingering doubts as to whether Israel will indeed implement the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 22, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- A number of London-based Islamists have expressed their anger at the insistence of British prison that the wife of leading fundamentalist Omar Mahmoud Abu-Omar, alias Abu-Qatada, who is known as Bin Laden’s ambassador, and the spiritual...
