by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 12, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat- Abu Ahmed, the spokesman for the al-Quds Brigade, the Islamic Jihad movement’s military wing, said that the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip would not be drawn by the recent Israeli provocation. He said that “the factions...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 12, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Washington D.C., Asharq Al-Awsat- A spokesman for US Central Command [Centcom], Lieutenant Commander Bill Speaks confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat that “the statement made by Centcom Commander General David Petraeus on the status of plans on the possibility of...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 12, 2010 | Features, Interviews
Q) The number of Al-Qaeda members in Yemen’s south, east, and center is estimated at around 350. What is in your estimation at present? A) Regarding those who are known to be from Shabwa, they number is no more than seven people. But recently, that is, before...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 11, 2010 | Interviews, Lifestyle & Culture
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- The dream of finding treasure under one’s house is something that has always existed across the length and breadth of Egypt. Every person in every village or city [in Egypt] imagines themselves finding the ancient treasures of the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 10, 2010 | Features, Interviews
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat- In political circles they call him “the godfather of solving the Iraqi crises.” Rafi Al-Issawi is a doctor from Al-Fallujah. He was nominated to represent the Sunni Al-Tawafuq Front at the last parliamentary elections as a...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 10, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Dammam, Washington D.C., Asharq Al-Awsat- There is deep concern among Saudi students with scholarships to study in the United States, following the introduction of enhanced security search measures affecting passengers from 14 states, including Saudi Arabia. These...