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Iranian president Hassan Rouhani gestures during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, May 22, 2017. TIMA via REUTERS

Iran: The Regime’s Nature and Its Calculations

by Eyad Abu Shakra | May 25, 2017 | Opinion

It was interesting that the arrival of the US president Donald Trump in Riyadh in his first foreign visit since taking office should coincide with the election of Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani for a second term. Avoiding the temptation of ‘conspiracy theory’, I...

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Former Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in June 2008. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)

Former Foreign Minister to Seek Presidency in Iran

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 27, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A former foreign minister has become the first personality to formally declare his candidacy for Iran’s next presidential election in June. Manouchehr Mottaki made his announcement Tuesday after weeks of dropping hints. Mottaki claimed that his...

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In this Friday, July 13, 2012 photo, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi holds a joint news conference with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, unseen, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s Islamist president may look like he’s running out of options as he faces an appeals court strike and massive opposition protests over decrees granting himself near absolute power. Will he back down now? Most likely not. Mohammed Morsi’s next move may be to raise the stakes even higher. Signs are growing the constitutional panel at the heart of the showdown could vote on a draft this week despite a walkout by liberal and Christian members. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Who rules Egypt?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jan 8, 2013 | Opinion

Neither imams nor members of the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist movements will be able to protect the Egyptian presidency from the anger of the people when the banks decrease Egypt’s currency exchange rate compared to the dollar. Every single citizen will pay a dear...