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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) welcomes his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Morsi during a meeting on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran on August 30, 2012 . (SAJAD SAFARI/AFP/GettyImages)
by Amir Taheri | May 31, 2014 | Features
One sizzling summer day in 2012, Tehran was abuzz with talk of an impending “historic moment.” The venue was the brand-new Hall of Conferences, constructed to host the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement during which Egypt was scheduled to hand over leadership to the...
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Asharq Al-Awsat’s rédacteur en chef (droite) à Paris avec l’ancien président de la République islamique d’Iran (gauche)
by Adel Al Toraifi | Jun 10, 2013 | Interviews
Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—The revolution that overthrew the shah of Iran in 1979 has been called one of the pivotal events in world history. However, like many other revolutions, the forces it unleashed subsequently destroyed many of those who had taken part in it and...
