Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55372761
Caption:

Iranian presidential candidates (L to R) Mostafa Hashemitaba, Hassan Rouhani, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Eshaq Jahangiri, Ebrahim Raisi and Mostafa Mirsalim attend a live debate on state TV in Tehran on April 28, 2017.
(AFP)

Jahangiri Stole Lights in Iran’s First Live Presidential Debate

by Adel al-Salmi | Apr 29, 2017 | World

London – Iran’s vice-president and presidential candidate Eshaq Jahangiri stole the lights on Friday during the first live debate held between the six candidates contesting Iran’s presidential election. The first of three live debates, held on Friday for...

Media ID: 55308190
Caption:

A file photograph showing the British television company, Channel 4 News building in central London, England, 05 June 2007. Source: EPA/Andy Rain

UK’s Channel 4 to broadcast live call to prayer during Ramadan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 3, 2013 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—British national television network Channel 4 has announced that it will provide live broadcasts of the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan, at roughly 3 a.m. every morning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the first such move by a mainstream...