by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 6, 2009 | Business, Interviews
The tsunami of the global financial crisis finally struck the coast of the Arab Gulf, after it managed to avoid this for more than one year, to the point that many believed that the region had emerged from the crisis without suffering any losses. However the world,...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 6, 2009 | Interviews, Middle East
Jizan, Asharq Al-Awsat – Official sources informed Asharq Al-Awsat that the Saudi military is utilizing professional snipers from several military units to help repel the infiltrators from Saudi soil. Snipers have been deployed to well-fortified locations along...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 5, 2009 | Interviews, Middle East
London/Washinton, Asharq Al-Awsat – The Secretary General of the Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement [SPLM], Pagan Amum, sent a message to the people of Sudan, calling for them to assemble in front of the National Council [Sudanese Parliament] next...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 3, 2009 | Features, Interviews
In this interview, Asharq Al-Awsat speaks to head of the Sudanese National Ummah Party Sadiq al Mahdi about preparations for the upcoming elections in Sudan. Q) How do you assess the measures being carried out in the Sudan at present to hold the general elections next...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 1, 2009 | Interviews, Middle East
London/Brussels, Asharq Al-Awsat – Last Sunday, Swiss voters ratified a ban on building minarets in a referendum, defying the government and parliament which had rejected the right-wing initiative as violating the Swiss constitution, freedom of religion and a...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 30, 2009 | Features, Interviews
Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat – The death toll from the Jeddah flood now stands at 98, and this figure is expected to increase further in light of the continuing search and rescue operations being undertaken by Saudi authorities, according to Mecca Civil Defense...
