by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Dec 31, 2013 | Opinion
Deemed unlucky in Western cultures, the thirteenth year of the new millennium is now drawing to a close. Away from superstitions about numbers, 2013 was a tough and costly for everyone. However, at the same time it was useful in shattering the delusions and dreams of...
by Bakir Oweida | Dec 29, 2013 | Opinion
As is well known, all endings are accompanied by pangs of sorrow, even if those endings are also joyful—whether for an individual, a family, society, country, or even the whole of humanity itself. And although some end-of-year celebrations are excessive or...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 22, 2013 | World
Kabul, Reuters—Afghanistan’s parliament voted on Monday to dismiss one of the country’s top security chiefs by impeaching the interior minister in a potential blow to stability as NATO-led international forces speed their withdrawal from the country....
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 22, 2013 | World
Sao Paulo and Brasilia, Reuters—Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff promised on Friday to hold a dialogue with members of a protest movement sweeping the country, but also said she would do whatever is necessary to maintain order in the wake of widespread vandalism and...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 21, 2013 | World
Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, Reuters—An estimated 1 million people took to the streets in cities across Brazil on Thursday as the country’s biggest protests in two decades intensified despite government concessions meant to quell the demonstrations. Undeterred...
