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Author Gabriel Garcia Marquez in Cartagena, Colombia in 1991. (Getty Images)

Marquez Biographer: He Wanted ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ to Be his First Novel

by Luisa Polido | Apr 24, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London – Gabriel Garcia Marquez always reminded people that he had become very poor by the time he completed writing “One Hundred years of Solitude”, his most famous work, in 1966. He was so poor that he did not have enough money to send the 590 pages of the book from...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. PHOTO: REUTERS

Strategic Expert: Gulf States Capable of Halting Iranian Expansion in Latin America

by Mohammed Fahmi | Aug 21, 2016 | Interviews

London-based U.S. strategist and expert on foreign affairs Marco Vicenzino told Asharq Al-Awsat in an interview published Sunday that the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are capable of checking Iranian influence in Latin America. “If GCC states strengthen...

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Hezbollah supporters waiting for militants coming back from Syria

Latin America Takes Action to Control Hezbollah’s Activities

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 25, 2016 | World

Buenos Aries- Mexican intelligence, in cooperation with Canadian intelligence services, has recently revealed activities for the Lebanese Hezbollah under Iranian support being detected in Latin America, at Venezuela, Mexico, Nicaragua, Chile, Colombia, Bolivia,...

South American leftist leaders rally for Bolivia in Snowden saga

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 5, 2013 | World

Bolivia, Reuters—South America’s most outspoken leftist leaders demanded an explanation and public apology from four European countries on Thursday after Bolivian President Evo Morales’ plane was diverted this week on suspicions that fugitive U.S. spy...

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Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez light candles while gathering in front of the Venezuelan embassy in Santiago, Chile. (AFP)

Hugo Chávez: The Man Who Turned the Light of Hope On and Off

by Amir Taheri | Mar 6, 2013 | Profiles

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—I first met Hugo Chávez, the late flamboyant Venezuelan president, in 2002, after one of his earlier trips to Iran. With a few colleagues, we dined at an Italian restaurant in Paris. The conversation touched on a range of topics, but two themes...