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In this image provided by the TAP (Tunis Afrique Presse) Tunisia’s President Moncef Marzouki, center, pays respects by the coffin of a soldier during a ceremony, Tuesday, July, 30, 2013 in Kasserine. (AP Photo/Ali Louati, TAP.)
by Monji Saidani | Aug 1, 2013 | Middle East
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisian Constituent Assembly speaker Mustapha Ben Jafar ordered the parliamentary body’s suspension beginning from Thursday, against the backdrop of the political and security crises engulfing the country. Political parties and leaders...
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In this Sept. 30, 2012 file photo, Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul, right, and Egyptian President Muhammed Morsi shake hands before a meeting in Ankara, Turkey. Source: AP Photo/File
by Mahmud El Shafey | Jul 5, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The downfall of Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi at the hands of millions of protestors and the country’s armed forces has provoked mixed reactions abroad. Within the Arab world, the monarchs of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two...
