by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 14, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Perhaps for security reasons, the meeting with Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister David Ayalon was at the Israeli Embassy in a neighborhood across the affluent High Kensington Street in central London. One feels the security measures even before...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 14, 2010 | Features, Interviews
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Chief Inspector Richard Varley, a member of Scotland Yard’s Counter-Terrorism Command and the founder of the Association of Muslim Police is able to recall the day that he embraced Islam perfectly. Richard, or Rashid, as some Arabs and...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 12, 2010 | Features, Interviews
Dubai, Asharq Al-Awsat-The man described as the father of the internet, Vinton Cerf, has said that Arabic language content on the internet is far below the level of requirement, and confirmed his desire to provide better internet services to Arab language speakers in...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 11, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- James Wani Igga, speaker of the south Sudan Legislative Council, deputy leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement [SPLM], and president of its higher electoral committee, called on the Sudanese people to vote for the SPLM’s...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 10, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat- Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas (Abu-Mazin) has stated that the [Palestinian] Authority [PA] is waiting for US clarifications to specific questions about the indirect negotiations with Israel and denied that these clarifications are...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 9, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Arbil, Asharq Al-Awsat- Befrin Hussein Khalifa, who is a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, is happy to talk about being the youngest female parliamentarian in the history of the Kurdistan Parliament. Khalifa therefore represents two of the most important...