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File photo—Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses on April 16, 2013 members of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara. (AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN)

Opinion: Turkish Lessons in Cairo

by Afshin Molavi | May 1, 2013 | Opinion

Shortly after the January 25 revolution in Egypt, prominent Egyptian investor Ahmed Heikal said: “If we get things right, we could be Turkey in ten years. If we get them wrong, we could be Pakistan in 18 months.” Today, almost two years after this statement, Egypt’s...

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In this November 12, 2010 file photo, Hezbollah fighters hold their party flags, as they parade during the opening of new cemetery for colleagues who died in fighting against Israel, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon.AP Photo/Hussein Malla

Opinion: Hezbollah’s True Colors Revealed

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Apr 27, 2013 | Opinion

In Syria, what was hidden has been revealed. Lebanon’s Hezbollah has cemented the image that some of its supporters in the Islamic world have tried so hard to deny, namely that of Hezbollah as Khomeinist Iran’s iron fist. We are talking about the image of Hezbollah as...

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The historic Zituna mosque in the heart of Tunis’ old quarter. Two years after the Arab Spring uprisings, Tunisia is trying to win back holidaymakers in a lifeblood sector for the North African country which is gripped by renewed political crisis. (AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID)

Tourism in Tunisia Still Struggling

by Monji Saidani | Apr 26, 2013 | Business

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Despite some improvement in the level of political instability in Tunisia, the state is still struggling to attract tourists, once a key part of its pre-Arab Spring economy, according to new figures. The latest statistics published by the...

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Logo of the Syrian Electronic Army, captured today from the group’s website.

The Syrian Electronic Army’s Media War

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2013 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Today, there is nothing that cannot be done from behind a computer screen—including waging war. Earlier this week, the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) succeeded in hacking into the Associated Press’s Twitter account, sending out a fake tweet about...

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Shi’ite, Sunni Muslim and Druze Lebanese clerics listen to Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addressing his supporters during a rally to commemorate Martyrs’ Day in Beirut. (R)

Hezbollah Urged to Stop Meddling in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Hezbollah is under increasing pressure over its support for the under-fire Bashar Al-Assad regime, with many reports claiming that Hezbollah fighters are physically taking part in suppressing the two-year-old uprising that has engulfed the...