by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 24, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- The fourth son of Al Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden, has appealed to Qatar, the UAE, and Oman to shelter his father’s wife Umm Hamzah, his five siblings and their eleven children, all of whom are currently being held by Tehran. In a...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 22, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat- political parties in Iraq are expecting the final announcement of the results of the elections held on 7 March to lead to the deterioration in the country’s security situation while the Interior Ministry denied that the security organs...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 21, 2010 | Features, Interviews
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Dr. Ahmed al-Tayeb has been appointed the new Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar, replacing Sheikh Mohammed Sayyed al Tantawi who passed away last week. Dr. al-Tayeb, 64, is a former Grand Mufti of Egypt and the former President of al-Azhar University....
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 21, 2010 | Interviews, Media
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat- More than seven years after the change of its political order, Iraq today has one of the Arab world’s largest number of media outlets of all types. It has independent, partisan, Islamic, and educational satellite television channels, as...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 21, 2010 | Business, Interviews
Vienna, Asharq Al-Awsat- There were predictions before the recent Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) conference about the participation of Libyan Oil Minister Dr Shukri Ghanim, because of the existing crisis between the Libyan Jamahiriyah and...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 19, 2010 | Business, Interviews
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat – When I began writing this column over three years ago I set a number of targets that I wanted to achieve. One of these targets was to alert businessmen and Islamic financial institutions to the opportunities available to the Islamic...