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Visitors are seen taking pictures close to the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount on May 15, 2017. Reuters

Israel Looked into Establishing Palestinian State in 1967, then Hindered it

by Nazir Majli | Jun 1, 2017 | Features

Tel Aviv- Documents that were revealed in Tel Aviv on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War confirm that a few days after the end of the war, Israel examined the possibility of establishing a Palestinian state alongside Israel as one of the several...

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Hazem El-Beblawi. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Hazem El-Beblawi: I became PM when Egypt was in grave danger

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Sep 1, 2014 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—It was family friend Mohamed El-Baradei who first told Hazem El-Beblawi he had been chosen to become Egypt’s new prime minister. It was a dangerous time for the country: Islamist president Mohamed Mursi had just been ousted by the army (headed...

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Barbara Walters arrives at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) annual dinner in Washington on May 3, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM

Opinion: Media-Made Heroes and Villains

by Bakir Oweida | Jun 7, 2014 | Opinion

Well, it is time to bid Barbara Walters farewell after this shining star took the decision to retire last month. Her fans and critics alike can agree on the fact that she deserves to be described as having been the “queen” of interviewers. Her lively personality...

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A masked Palestinian uses a slingshot to hurl stones toward Israeli soldiers during a protest calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, outside Ofer, an Israeli military prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, April 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

US presses on with Mideast talks rescue attempt

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 7, 2014 | Middle East

Jerusalem, Reuters—US efforts to save Middle East peace talks from collapse showed little sign of progress on Monday amid threats from Israel to retaliate for what it saw as unilateral Palestinian moves towards statehood. The US-brokered negotiations plunged into...

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Palestinians are silhouetted as they walk in front of a large national flag during a rally in Gaza City on December 7, 2013, marking the 46th anniversary of the founding of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a Palestinian Marxist revolutionary organization established in 1967. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS

Opinion: When will we have a Palestinian vision for the future?

by Bakir Oweida | Dec 21, 2013 | Opinion

In the sci-fi film Land of the Lost, scientist Rick Marshall says in a sad voice that he is a coward who is afraid of declaring his scientific theory publicly. His smartest student, Holly Cantrell, replies: “No, you are not a coward, you are a man of vision,” and...