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Hariri-Aoun Meeting in 2009 (AFP)
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In this July 5, 2013 file picture German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich attends a press conference in Nuremberg, Germany. Source: AP Photo/DPA/Daniel Karmann
US surveillance becomes election issue in Germany
Berlin, AP—Allegations of widespread US data surveillance have created turbulence for Angela Merkel on what looked like a smooth cruise to a third term as German chancellor, even though it remains to be seen whether the flap will threaten her seriously. Merkel’s...Caption:
File photo of Secretary-General of Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights Abdullah El-Ashaal. (AAA)
In conversation with Egypt’s human rights chief
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Abdullah El-Ashaal has been described as a legal expert, an Islamist thinker, and a veteran diplomat. In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, the secretary-general of Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) spoke about the...Caption:
An Iranian woman walks past election posters of Iranian presidential candidate Ali-Akbar Velayati in a street of Tehran, , Iran, 13 June 2013. (EPA/Abedin Taherkenareh)
Opinion: Fantasy and reality clash in Iran’s elections
Almost a month ago, Supreme Guide Ali Khamenei described today’s presidential election as “a celebration.” Although not a candidate, Khamenei has remained firmly in the limelight thanks to a series of speeches hammering home that theme. However, a study of the...Caption:
A combo picture made up by the recent pictures taken on various dates at the Iranian Interior Ministry during the registration for Iran’s upcoming presidential election on 14 June, in Tehran, Iran, showing the eight candidates who are accepted by the Guardian Council to stand in Iran’s 14 June 2013 presidential elections. (EPA/Abedin Tahkerenareh)