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File photo—Tunisian prime minister Ali Laarayedh speaks during a meeting as part of the dialogue between Tunisia’s ruling Islamists and the opposition on October 5, 2013. (AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID)

Tunisia: Laarayedh says reform needed before transition

by Monji Saidani | Oct 14, 2013 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisian prime minister Ali Laarayedh demanded four conditions be met before stepping down in favor of a transitional government on Sunday, in the latest round of a long-running dispute with his government’s political opponents. Laarayedh and...

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File photo of Jordanian Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs, Khalid Al-Kalaldeh. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

In Conversation with Jordan’s Political Affairs Minister

by Majid Al-Amir | Oct 2, 2013 | Interviews

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—Jordanian minister of political and parliamentary affairs, Khalid Al-Kalaldeh, informed Asharq Al-Awsat that the government is in the process of revising the current election law in the country. He said the government is impartial and treated...

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Kuwaiti judges (TOP) and their aides count the ballots at a polling station after closure of voting in al-Khaldeyya district of Kuwait city, on July 27, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/YASSER AL-ZAYYAT)

Opinion: Debating Kuwaiti Democracy

by Soad Fahd Al-Ma’jal | Aug 5, 2013 | Opinion

The question of whether democracy in Kuwait has been successful or not is a legitimate one that is mentioned every time Kuwaiti governance is brought up. Many opinions have been expressed and discussed in this regard. Some view it as an experiment that didn’t succeed...

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Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi hold a large Egyptian national flag as chant slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi outside Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi have installed a camp and hold daily rallies at Nasr City, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Opinion: Was the Brotherhood’s rise to power a mistake?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 4, 2013 | Opinion

There are two extreme opinions in interpreting the events in Egypt. Those that are of the first opinion have popularly supported the toppling of Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood government. They insist that allowing the Brotherhood to reach the presidency was a mistake in...

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Bahrain’s Minister of Education (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Bahrain’s Education Minister on National Dialogue

by Nadia Al-Turki | Jul 22, 2013 | Interviews

Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Bahrain’s minister of education is one of the Bahraini government’s representatives in the island kingdom’s National Dialogue. The King of Bahrain called for the National Dialogue a few months ago in an attempt to bring...