by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 30, 2010 | Features, Interviews
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Amr Khaled is one of the most prominent Muslim televangelists, activists, and preachers in the Arab world, and he has been described by the New York Times Magazine as “the world’s most famous and influential Muslim television...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 29, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat- The Sadrist trend and its leader, Moqtada al-Sadr, who remains in Tehran, are currently being courted by Iyad Allawi’s Iraqiya bloc and Nuri al-Maliki’s State of Law coalition, as both sides attempt to form a majority government....
Iraq’s Prime Minister Iyad Allawi holds a news conference in Baghdad. (R)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 28, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat – In this interview, Asharq Al-Awsat talks to the head of the Iraqiya National List, Iyad Allawi. It was announced on Friday evening that the Iraqiya bloc won the most seats in Iraq’s March 7 parliamentary elections. Q) How would you...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 26, 2010 | Interviews, Lifestyle & Culture
When Israel announced that it was including the Sanctuary of Abraham and Bilal Ibn Rabah Mosque to an Israeli national heritage list in defiance to international conventions, I happened to be on a visit to the US to return an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus of great...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 26, 2010 | Business, Interviews
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat – When the international financial crisis erupted and stock markets collapsed and large financial institutions began to oscillate between being on the brink of bankruptcy and declaring bankruptcy, one growing financial sector avoided...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 25, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat-Foreign nationals currently occupy leadership positions in Al Qaeda as well as financing, training, and recruitment in Saudi Arabia. This comes following the news that Saudi authorities have dismantled a 101 Al Qaeda elements operating in Saudi...