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Egyptian anti-goverment demonstrators wave Egyptian flags at Cairo’s Tahrir Square on February 10, 2011 on the 17th day of protests against President Hosni Mubarak’s regime. Thousands more Egyptian demonstrators joined a mounting tide of protest against Mubarak’s regime despite stark threats of a government crackdown. (PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images)
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File photo of President of the American Tunisian Association Dr. William Lawrence. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
In conversation with President of the American Tunisian Association
Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—Few Americans are as qualified to discuss the state of politics in North Africa as Dr. William Lawrence. About three decades ago, he spent three years as a volunteer with the Peace Corps in Morocco, and then spent nine years in Tunisia,...Caption:
An activist holds a placard depicting a picture of government critic Mohamed Brahmi, who was gunned down by militant gunmen last year, in Habib Bourguiba boulevard in downtown Tunis January 14, 2014. Thousands of Islamist and secular Tunisians marked the third anniversary of autocrat Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali’s downfall on Tuesday, celebrating in the closest […]
Opinion: Two Recipes for Two Constitutions
Last Tuesday was the third anniversary of the uprising in Tunisia that led to the departure of President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. The event also triggered upheavals in other Middle Eastern nations, notably Libya, Egypt and Syria. Looking for a shorthand description of...Caption:
File photo of Bahraini Public Security Force commander Maj. Gen. Tarek Al Hasan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Bahrain Public Security Chief: “Bahrain’s image in the media is distorted”
Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, the head of Bahrain’s Public Security Force (formerly Bahrain State Police), Maj. Gen. Tarek Al Hasan hailed recent reforms in the national security apparatus, affirming that the country has...Caption:
Fireworks explode over the Jumeirah Palm Island at midnight to celebrate the New Year, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP/Kamran Jebreili)