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Sudan Investment Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail attends a news conference at the end of the International Donor Conference for Reconstruction and Development in Darfur, in Doha on April 8, 2013 (AFP)

Sudanese Investment Minister on Cutting Fuel Subsidies, Protests

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Oct 3, 2013 | Interviews

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—As protests against fuel subsidies cuts continue to engulf Sudan, Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail, Sudanese Minister of Investment, informed Asharq Al-Awsat that the government took this controversial decision in order to avoid complete economic...

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Protesters wave national flags as they chant slogans against the Iraqi parliament in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

Iraqi government approves draft retirement law

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 4, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iraqi government approved a draft unified retirement law following protests against exclusive privileges granted to the country’s politicians, including those serving in the presidency, cabinet and the parliament as well as members of the...

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Egyptian anti-riot police clash with supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in front of Media Production City in 6th of October City, Giza, Egypt, 02 August 2013. (EPA/Kareem Sabe)

Cairo: Mursi supporters, police clash outside Media Production City

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 3, 2013 | Middle East

London/Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi staged a number of rallies across the country on Friday in defiance of government orders to disband. Most pro-Mursi demonstrations were peaceful, with the exception of clashes at...

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Supporters of Egypt’s deposed president Mohamed Mursi gather during their open sit in outside Rabaa Al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo on August 1, 2013. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)

Egypt: Mursi supporters defy interior ministry warnings to protest

by Mahmud El Shafey | Aug 2, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Mursi called for mass demonstrations on Friday, defying an interior ministry call for Muslim Brotherhood supporters to break up the two major pro-Mursi sit-ins taking place in Cairo’s Rabaa...

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Opinion: Is this the end of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood?

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Aug 2, 2013 | Opinion

Following the Egyptian army’s success—backed by a huge popular uprising—in removing Muslim Brotherhood president Mohamed Mursi and his party, many observers breathed a sigh of relief that Egypt has returned to its old self. We saw a state of euphoria and joy in...