by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 7, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Sanaa, Asharq Al-Awsat- Sheikh Tariq al-Fadli, a former leading figure in the ruling General People’s Congress Party in Yemen and current leading figure in what is now known as the Southern Mobility Movement, denied that he or the Southern Mobility Movement has...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 5, 2010 | Business, Interviews
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat – The Islamic Development Bank was founded in 1975 as part of the vision and as a result of the aid of King Faisal Bin Abdulaziz, may God rest his soul. The goal of this bank was to support the economic and social development of the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 4, 2010 | Interviews, Lifestyle & Culture
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Like any other football fan, I watched the African Cup of Nations semi-final between Algeria and Egypt which ended in a victory for the Egyptian team that scored four clean goals. As for the final, I watched that with my actor friend Omar...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 4, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Nabeel Bin Yacoub al-Hamar, the Chairman of the Bahrain Institute for Political Development [BIPD] and media adviser to the King of Bahrain, told Asharq Al-Awsat that “Gulf States have the right to protect their territory…from any...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 4, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Sanaa, Asharq Al-Awsat- the provincial governor of Sadah, Hassan Mohammed Manna, talks to Asharq Al Awsat about the situation in the Yemeni province and the recent Huthi initiative to end the ongoing conflict in Yemen. Q) What is the humanitarian situation in the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 3, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat- A tense atmosphere prevailed in Lebanon yesterday after a US warship and the “Ocean Alert” ship failed to locate the black box on the eighth day of the ill-fated Ethiopian plane which crashed in a storm, with all 90 people on board...