by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 7, 2016 | World
Washington- Senator Ted Cruz scored decisive wins in the Kansas and Maine caucuses on Saturday, demonstrating his enduring appeal among conservatives as he tried to control Donald J. Trump’s significant lead in the Republican presidential race. Cruz secured 48.2...
by Eyad Abu Shakra | Aug 19, 2015 | Opinion
The early flourish of right-wing tycoon Donald Trump and veteran progressive Senator Bernie Sanders in the US Presidential primaries has been impressive. On the other side of the Atlantic, the “Old Labour” left-winger Jeremy Corbyn is creating shock waves in the race...
by Heba El Koudsy | Mar 10, 2015 | World
Washington, DC, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Obama administration has criticized a “partisan” letter sent by Republican senators to the leaders of Iran regarding the country’s ongoing nuclear negotiations with the US and other Western powers. US President Barack Obama...
by Amir Taheri | Dec 4, 2014 | Book Reviews
[inset_left]41: A Portrait of My FatherBy George W. BushThe Crown Publishing Group, 304 pagesNew York, 2014[/inset_left] Puzzled by the strange ways of American politics, outsiders often wonder how such a superpower can function without an elite group to ensure...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 31, 2014 | World
Washington, AP—Contending that President Barack Obama exceeded his constitutional powers in the way he has enforced the 2010 health care law, a sharply divided US House of Representatives approved a Republican plan to file an election-season lawsuit against him....
