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US Secretary of State John Kerry, left, talks with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi before a meeting at the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday, June 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

Kerry discusses Middle East security with Sisi in Cairo

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jun 23, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—US Secretary of State John Kerry held meetings on Sunday in Cairo with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, and Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby, before leaving for Jordan, with the Iraq crisis featuring prominently among the discussions. In...

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epa04036533 A handout image made available by the United Nations on 22 January 2014, showing Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby speaking at the Syrian peace talks in Montreux, Switzerland. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened the meeting saying that the peace talks will face ‘formidable’ challenges for Syria. Ban called on the Syrian government and the opposition trying to overthrow it to negotiate in good faith. EPA/JEAN-MARC FERRE / HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT: UN PHOTOS, HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Nabil Elaraby: “We must save the Syrian people”

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Feb 15, 2014 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—With preparations for this year’s Arab Summit, to be held in Kuwait on March 25 and 26, well under way, attention is turning to the need to reform the body to help it meet the challenges of the 21st century. Asharq Al-Awsat spoke with Arab...

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Nabil Elaraby talks to Asharq Al-Awsat in Cairo. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Nabil Elaraby on the 2013 UN General Assembly

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Sep 19, 2013 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat— Before heading to New York to participate in the UN General Assembly meeting earlier this week, Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil Elaraby spoke one-on-one with Asharq Al-Awsat about the many challenges facing the Arab world. In light...

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Arab foreign ministers arrive and welcome with each other to an emergency meeting to discuss the Syrian crisis and the potential military strike on President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, September 1, 2013 (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Arab League ministers discuss Syria crisis in Cairo

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Sep 2, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Arab League foreign ministers declared Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad responsible for the crisis in Syria, and condemned the chemical attack in Damascus in August, which the US says killed 1,400 people, following a meeting of the organization...

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Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh (R) meets with his Egyptian counterpart Nabil Fahmy in Amman on August 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO/KHALIL MAZRAAWI

Egyptian foreign minister discusses Syria with Kerry

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Aug 26, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian foreign minister Nabil Fehmi condemned last week’s alleged chemical attack in Damascus, and said he had spoken to the US secretary of state on the issue of the crisis in Syria on Sunday as pressure mounts for an international...