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Former US diplomat Richard Haass (R) and co-chair Meghan O’Sullivan (L) speak to the media during a press conference at the Stormont hotel in Belfast, Northern Ireland on December 31, 2013 (AFP PHOTO / PETER MUHLY)

Talks to ease Northern Ireland tensions break down

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 31, 2013 | World

Belfast, Reuters—Marathon talks between the leaders of Northern Ireland’s Catholic and Protestant communities broke down on Tuesday without agreement to ease tensions that have led to one of the worst years of rioting in the British province for a decade. The US...

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Sudanese supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt’s ousted president, Mohamed Mursi, protest following Friday noon prayers in front of the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum on August 16, 2013. The banner (C) reads “Muslim Brotherhood.” (AFP PHOTO/ASHRAF SHAZLY)

Bashir against the Brotherhood

by Ahmed Younis | Aug 25, 2013 | Features

Khartoum, Asharq Al-Awsat—It seems that the Muslim Brotherhood’s plight in Egypt is spreading southwards to affect their counterparts in Sudan. But in contrast to much of Sudan’s modern history, calls for change are not coming from another popular movement or uprising...