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Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (facign camera) sits facing his South Korean counterpart Yun Byung-Se during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul December 28, 2015. REUTERS/Jung Yeon-je/Pool

Japanese FM: We Welcome De-escalation Efforts in Syria

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jul 14, 2017 | Interviews

Tokyo – Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said his country welcomed US-Russian efforts to ease tensions in Syria, noting that a political process was crucial to rebuild the war-torn country. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper in Tokyo, Kishida...

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UN Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura addresses the media in Vienna, Austria, November 14, 2015 (Leonhard Foeger/ Reuters)

De Mistura Says Truce in the South is Temporary, Understands Syrians’ Concerns over Partition

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jul 12, 2017 | Interviews

London – UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said that the agreed truce in southwest Syria was a “positive step in the right direction”, noting the presence of common interests between the US and Russia, including fighting ISIS and easing the crisis in the...

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Tunisians take part in a demonstration against corruption on May 13, 2017. (Getty Images)

Head of Opposition Green Tunisia Party Warns of ‘New Social Revolution’

by AlMunji alSaidani | Jul 11, 2017 | Interviews

Tunis – Head of the opposition Green Tunisia Party Abdelkader Zitouni criticized Prime Minister Youssef al-Chahed’s national unity government’s war on corruption, saying that it is politically motivated. He told Asharq Al-Awsat that “all signs in Tunisia indicate that...

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Then-Syrian opposition leader Ahmad Jarba makes a statement after the conclusion of talks on Syria, in Geneva, Jan. 31, 2014. (photo by REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)

Al-Jarba to Asharq Al-Awsat: ISIS is Legitimate Child of Iran’s Project

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jul 3, 2017 | Interviews

London- Ahmad al-Jarba, the head of al-Ghad al-Souri Movement (Tomorrow Movement), said on Sunday that ISIS was the legitimate child of the Iranian project and the “Shi’ite Crescent” in the region. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, al-Jarba said: “Iran is in...

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Former US Congressman Mike Rogers. (AFP)

Ex-US Congressman: We Have Evidence of Qatar’s Involvement with Terrorism

by Heba El Koudsy | Jul 2, 2017 | Interviews

Washington – Former US Republican Congressman Mike Rogers stressed that Washington must persuade Qatar to change its behavior and start negotiations to resolve the crisis with its Gulf neighbors. Rogers, who is the former chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on...

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A Cadillac CT6 model is displayed at its dealership in Beijing.
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Cadillac’s Regional Chief: Saudi Arabia is among our Most Important Markets

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 29, 2017 | Interviews

London- Christian Soemmer, managing director Cadillac Middle East, expressed confidence in the “Saudi Vision 2030” to diversify the local and regional economy. During an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, he said the visit paid by the company’s president recently to...