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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir speaks to a crowd of people in north Khartoum, on June 8, 2013. Bashir ordered a halt to the flow of oil from South Sudan, less than two months after southern crude began moving again, official radio said. AFP PHOTO/EBRAHIM HAMID

Opinion: The Sudanese Autumn

by Osman Mirghani | Jun 13, 2013 | Opinion

The Sudanese government’s stance on its relations with South Sudan is both confused and confusing. Three months after signing the cooperation agreement between the two states, feelings of animosity and threats between the two parts of Sudan have resurfaced....

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President Barack Obama pauses while speaking in San Jose, Calif. , Friday, June 7, 2013. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

Opinion: Obama, isolationist in Syria

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jun 10, 2013 | Opinion

Ever since Barack Obama took office some five years ago, he was compared to former President Jimmy Carter, and was described to be identical to him. This description was repeated during the periods of unrest in Egypt and Tunisia, because he repeated Carter’s stance...

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File phot of Louisa Hanoune, President of Algeria’s Workers’ Party (REUTERS/Louafi Larbi)

In conversation with Louisa Hanoune

by Yassin Boudhan | May 28, 2013 | Interviews

Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—The recent health problems of Algeria’s president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, have led to much speculation about its future, both inside and outside the country. President since 1999, Bouteflika is one of the longest-serving leaders currently in...

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A Lebanese boy wearing a military uniform and holding a toy rifle attends a rally commemorating “Liberation Day,” in Mashghara village, Bekaa valley, Lebanon. (AP)

Opinion: Will Nasrallah invite Assad to Beirut?

by Tariq Alhomayed | May 28, 2013 | Opinion

If you think the title of this piece is ironic, you are mistaken. Following a speech by the leader of Hezbollah on Saturday evening, Hassan Nasrallah is now protecting Bashar Al-Assad—not the other way around. Nasrallah’s speech was a complete coup against the...

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Salman Shaikh, director of Brookings Doha Center (AAA)

The view from Brookings Doha

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | May 27, 2013 | Interviews

Doha, Asharq Al-Awsat—Washington DC’s Brookings Institution has gained a reputation as one of the United States’ premier think-tanks, an incubator of many ideas and policies that have subsequently made their way into government, as well as a premier destination for...