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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
