by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 24, 2015 | Middle East
Mecca, Asharq Al-Awsat—Biased media outlets cannot harm the historical ties that bind Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb said. In exclusive comments to Asharq Al-Awsat, the head of Egypt’s Al-Azhar Institute—the highest...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 23, 2015 | Middle East
Mecca, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia will spare no effort in the global and regional fight against extremism and terrorism, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz said on Sunday. “Our security services have been relentless in blocking the efforts...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 17, 2014 | Sports
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has invited Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayeb to give a speech during the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup, scheduled to begin on June 13 in São Paulo, according to Egypt’s State Information Service...
by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jul 15, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s interim prime minister, Hazem El-Beblawi, put the finishing touches to Egypt’s new government on Sunday. The new cabinet will be sworn in before Egypt’s interim president, Adly Mansour, on Wednesday. Egypt’s new vice-president for...
by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Feb 21, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Statements by Ahmed Mousavi, Iranian presidential adviser and Director of the Haj and Pilgrimage Organization (HMO), on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s recent visit to Cairo provoked serious controversy in Egypt earlier this week. Mousavi...
