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Debate: Erdoğan is right to stand by Mursi

by Dr. Osama Rushdie | Jul 30, 2013 | Debate, Opinion

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has not lost out after the coup which ousted his friend Mohamed Mursi, because at the end of the day, he is an elected leader who stands on firm ground. In the past ten years, he and his party elevated Turkey to become one of the world’s strongest...

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Osama Mohamed Mursi, son of Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Mursi, speaks during a news conference in Cairo July 22, 2013. Source: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Mursi family threatens military institutions with legal action

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 23, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Osama Mohamed Mursi, the son of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi, said yesterday that his family is determined to appeal to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an inquiry into “the facts of his father’s kidnapping.” During a press...

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Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi during a protest near the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, 12 July 2013. (EPA/Mohammed Saber)

Opinion: Egypt is at the center of regional rivalries

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 15, 2013 | Opinion

Traces and imprints of regional rivalries over the conflict in Egypt are obvious. Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait provided billions of dollars in emergency aid to Egypt after the ouster of Mohammad Mursi. Meanwhile, there was condemnation from Turkey against the...

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In this Sept. 30, 2012 file photo, Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul, right, and Egyptian President Muhammed Morsi shake hands before a meeting in Ankara, Turkey. Source: AP Photo/File

International opinion divided over toppling of Mursi

by Mahmud El Shafey | Jul 5, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The downfall of Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi at the hands of millions of protestors and the country’s armed forces has provoked mixed reactions abroad. Within the Arab world, the monarchs of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two...

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A poster of former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on a pole in a neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, April 5, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen

Aide: Pakistan’s Musharraf Can Run for Parliament

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 7, 2013 | World

Islamabad, AP—A close aide to Pakistan’s former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf says elections officials have approved his candidacy for parliament in a remote northern district after it was rejected in two other parts of the country. Rashid Qureshi said...