Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani addresses the audience during a meeting in Ankara June 10, 2014. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Iran Shuts Down Newspaper over Revolutionary Guards Complaint

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 20, 2016 | Media

Days after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for greater freedom of expression in the media, authorities shut down on Monday the Ghanoon newspaper for criticizing the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the newspaper said in a statement on its website....

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A view shows the mess after protesters attacked the office of Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat in Beirut, Lebanon, April 1, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Opinion: Asharq Al-Awsat’s Cartoon

by Salman Al-dossary | Apr 7, 2016 | Opinion

Now, after the storm has calmed down following the cartoon on Lebanon, which was published in Asharq Al-Awsat on Friday, the different stances on it have been brought to light. As ordinary as it may seem, some people have misread the cartoon and interpreted it...

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People walk across a street where Maspero, Egypt’s state tv and radio station is located in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013.
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Opinion: Shutting down the Brotherhood’s media is a mistake

by Diana Moukalled | Jul 8, 2013 | Opinion

A well-known Egyptian anchorwoman enthusiastically presented scenes—which she described as exclusive—of the closure of one of the pro-Muslim Brotherhood channels in Egypt and the arrest of its employees. Broadcasting the scenes with a satisfied smile, the anchorwoman...

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An Egyptian protester waves his national flag as he is surrounded by tear gas fired by riot police in Cairo’s Tahrir square on January 25, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/MAHMOUD KHALED)

Egypt, the Brotherhood, and the Americans

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 6, 2013 | Opinion

The Egyptian government and its ruling Freedom and Justice Party, along with various figures within the Muslim Brotherhood, criticized a tweet by the US Embassy in Cairo this week. The tweet in question focused on Egypt’s clampdown on freedom of expression, referring...