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Turkish nationalists demonstrate against the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) in Istanbul on September 8 ,2015. (AFP PHOTOS / OZAN KOSE)

Bombs kill 15 Turkish police officers as jets strike PKK in Iraq

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 9, 2015 | Middle East

Diyarbakir (Turkey), Reuters—Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu appealed for calm on Tuesday after crowds angered by renewed Kurdish militant violence attacked newspapers and offices of a pro-Kurdish political party. The unrest took place after Kurdish militants...

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A handout photograph released by the Egyptian Presidency shows Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi (C) posing for a group photograph with his prime minister, Hisham Qandil (5-L), and nine new ministers during a meeting in Cairo. (EPA/EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY/HANDOUT)

Egypt cabinet reshuffle criticized

by Mohamed Abdul-Rauf | May 12, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Last week’s Egyptian cabinet reshuffle has received criticism across Cairo’s political divide, with both Salafi and secular politicians slamming the new Egyptian government. In an exclusive statement to Asharq Al-Awsat, Salafist Al-Nour Party...

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File photo of former Egyptian presidential legal adviser Fouad Gadallah. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Fouad Gadallah on the judiciary, Brotherhood, Mursi

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | May 9, 2013 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In his first interview since resigning as Egyptian presidential adviser for legal affairs, Dr. Mohamed Fouad Gadallah was keen to stress that the crisis between the Egyptian government and judiciary can be resolved. Speaking exclusively to...

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A handout picture released by the Egyptian presidency on May 7, 2013, shows Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi (C) posing for a group photograph with his Prime Minister Hisham Qandil (5th-L) and nine new ministers during a meeting in Cairo. Morsi appointed nine new ministers in a cabinet reshuffle in a shake-up that falls short of opposition demands. (AFP PHOTO / HO / EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY)

Egypt appoints nine new ministers in cabinet reshuffle

by Mahmud El Shafey | May 7, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian prime minister Hisham Qandil announced a controversial cabinet reshuffle of nine ministers on Tuesday, strengthening the Muslim Brotherhood’s grip on government. The cabinet reshuffle saw the replacement of key ministers involved in...

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File photo of former Egyptian Prime Minister Abdulaziz Hijazi. (AAA)

Former Egypt PM Hijazi: The View from Cairo

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Apr 26, 2013 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—With Islamists firmly dominating the political scene, former Egyptian Prime Minister, Dr. Abdulaziz Hijazi, contemplates a country that he hardly recognizes. Hijazi, who served as prime minister under Sadat, remains a force in Egyptian and...