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Fatah central committee official Jibril Rajoub. (AFP)

Rajoub’s Statements on Buraq Wall Provokes Palestinian Ire

by Kifah Ziboun | Jun 5, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Fatah central committee official Jibril Rajoub’s recent remarks that Jerusalem’s Buraq Wall “must remain under Jewish sovereignty” sparked a wave of criticism among Palestinians. He told Israel’s Channel 2 television that he agrees that the Buraq Wall...

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Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi addresses journalists following an emergency meeting of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces in Cairo on October 25, 2014. (AFP)

Opinion: A New Wave of Terrorism

by Ali Ibrahim | Oct 29, 2014 | Opinion

It is natural that Egyptians feel shock and anger about last Friday’s terrorist attack in Sinai, which killed 30 soldiers. It is also natural for there to be widespread calls across the country for a decisive response to this crime, and for the liquidation of...

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Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud Al-Zahar listens during a news conference in Cairo, February 8, 2006. (AP)

Disagreement continues over claims of Hamas-PIJ joint command

by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 18, 2013 | Middle East

Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Controversy continues to surround statements by senior Hamas official Mahmoud Al-Zahar that Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) intend to form a joint command, with some movement officials confirming the news, and others denying it. In...

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Egyptian demonstrators tear a portrait of President Hosni Mubarak during a protest against his rule in the northern port city of Alexandria on January 27, 2011. (AFP)

Asharq Al-Awsat Interview: The Jihadist from Mubarak’s Family

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Feb 3, 2013 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sheikh Abdul Rahim Abdul Ghaffar, former leader of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, claims that the downfall of President Mohamed Mursi’s regime would plunge the country into chaos. Abdul Ghaffar’s mother is the cousin of former Egyptian president...