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Afghan men stand at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

Afghan High Peace Council: Imminent Meeting between Government and Taliban

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jan 12, 2017 | World

Kabul- Sheikh Ahmed Gailani, chairman of the Afghanistan High Peace Council, said that efforts will be made during the upcoming period to hold a meeting between the government and Taliban for the purpose of achieving reconciliation. Gailani said that hopes are pinned...

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Opinion: The Death of Tehran’s Besieged Fox

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jan 11, 2017 | Opinion

The elegies that say that Iran’s regime is now in danger due to the death of one of its pillars, Hashemi Rafsanjani, are untrue. The regime lost its falcon long ago; his feathers were plucked until he had no power and no real official value, and he was isolated...

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Tayeb El Safi​ ​:​ ​I Call Libyans for a Comprehensive Reconciliation

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Nov 4, 2016 | Interviews

Tripoli- Tayeb El Safi, a trusted aide to former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for decades, expressed to Asharq al-Awsat his rejection of the phenomenon of multiple governments considering it as a negative sign. “The fact that we have three governments in the current...

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Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, left, with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (photo credit: AP)

Opinion: Hamas and Fatah divided

by Bakir Oweida | Jul 19, 2013 | Opinion

On Tuesday, July 16, I read the following news on the Gaza Now website: “Ghussein confirmed that security services affiliated to the Fatah movement are aiding the Egyptian media in fabricating stories against Gaza.” First, we must note that the Ghussein in question is...

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A member of the “Tamarod – Rebel!” petition drive against Mursi, gestures with an Egyptian flag in front of army soldiers standing guard in front of protesters who are against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, near the Republican Guard headquarters in Cairo July 3, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Mohamed Abdelaziz: The view from Tahrir Square

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Jul 7, 2013 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Mohamed Abdelaziz, a founder of the Tamarod (rebellion) campaign–which toppled President Mohamed Mursi a few days ago–has revealed a meeting will take place shortly with interim President Adly Mansour and the chief-of-staff of the armed forces,...