by Ma'ad Fayad | Jul 21, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Amid continuing political deadlock in Iraq, the selection of the country’s next president remains mired in confusion despite the return of incumbent president Jalal Talabani from medical treatment abroad on Saturday. Reports say that Iraq’s...
by Samir Atallah | Feb 24, 2013 | Opinion
Renowned television writer Dr. Walid Saif has an interesting tale of the time the famous Arab director Tawfiq Saleh got in touch with him in Amman, and invited him to visit Baghdad. At the time, Saif did not question the reason for the visit, nor did Saleh explain it...
by Ma'ad Fayad | Jan 23, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat – Dr. Najmaldin Karim, a neurologist and head of the medical team that oversaw the domestic treatment of Iraqi president Jalal Talabani until he was transferred to a German hospital, confirmed that the Iraqi president’s health is...
