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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reacts during his joint news conference with Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London September 9, 2013. (REUTERS/Alastair Grant/pool)

Opinion: The Question that Became an Initiative

by Ali Ibrahim | Sep 17, 2013 | Opinion

The massive diplomatic wave, which as we can see today is moving from one world capital to another, passing through Syria into Iran, began with a question from a female journalist during a September 9 joint press conference in London between the US Secretary of State...

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Iraqi people celebrate after United Nations announced the end of sanctions imposed on Iraq, in Baghdad, June 27, 2013. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani.

Kurdistan parliament welcomes Iraq removal from Chapter VII

by Sherzad Shekhani | Jun 29, 2013 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament welcomed Iraq’s exit from its obligations under Chapter VII of the UN Charter after the UN Security Council unanimously agreed to resolution 2017 on Thursday. Speaking exclusively to Asharq Al-Awsat Tariq Jawhar...

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Iraqi and Kuwaiti prime ministers watching foreign ministers, Zebari and Al-Sabah sign agreements in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 12, 2013.(AP Photo/ Karim Kadim, Pool)

Kuwait agrees to release Iraq from Chapter VII

by Hamza Mustafa and Ahmad Issa | Jun 13, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad and Kuwait, Asharq Al-Awsat–Iraq and Kuwait signed a number of agreements during the visit paid by Kuwaiti prime minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah to Baghdad. The two countries also agreed to request that Iraq be released from its UN Chapter VII...