by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 19, 2014 | World
Edinburgh, AP—Scottish voters have resoundingly rejected independence, deciding to remain part of the United Kingdom after a historic referendum that shook the country to its core. The decision prevented a rupture of a 307-year union with England, bringing a huge sigh...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 18, 2014 | World
Edinburgh, Reuters—Scots began voting in an independence referendum on Thursday that will decide the fate of the United Kingdom, after opinion polls showed hundreds of thousands of them were still agonizing over whether to stay with the 307-year union or back...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 17, 2014 | World
Edinburgh, Reuters—On the eve of Scotland’s historic referendum, polls showed support for staying in the United Kingdom just ahead of backing for independence, but tens of thousands of citizens were still agonizing over which way to vote on Thursday. Leaders and...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 17, 2014 | World
London, Reuters—Separatist leader Alex Salmond insisted on Monday that Scotland would keep the pound if it left the UK and accused British politicians of bluffing by ruling out a currency union in a campaign of fear that would provoke a backlash from Scots. Salmond is...
