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Mourners gather outside former President Nelson Mandela’s house in Houghton, Johannesburg December 6, 2013. (REUTERS/Sibongile Ngalwa/GCIS/Handout via Reuters)

Middle East, world leaders pay tribute to Nelson Mandela

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 6, 2013 | World

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Minutes after South African President Jacob Zuma announced the death of South Africa’s “greatest son,” political, economic and cultural figures around the world began to pay tribute to the former South African president, anti-apartheid activist...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal in his palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP)

Kerry says Time Running Out for Diplomatic Solution on Iran

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 4, 2013 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday the window of opportunity for a diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear problem “cannot by definition remain open indefinitely.” Kerry who is in Saudi Arabia for talks with Saudi and...

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Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal (C) and members of Hamas’ political bureau, Mohammed Nazzal (L) and Mohammed Nasser (R). (AFP PHOTO/KHALIL MAZRAAWI)

Egypt’s MB Pressuring Hamas Chief to Continue

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 28, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Hamas movement has postponed selecting a new Political Bureau chief in a clear bid to persuade incumbent, Khalid Mishal, to nominate himself for a fifth term. An Informed Palestinian source told Asharq Al-Awsat that delaying the convening...