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An Iranian clergyman speaks to a woman at his stall in Tehran’s 26th International Book Fair, at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 1, 2013.(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Inviting a Dream to a Nightmare

by Amir Taheri | Jun 1, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Every spring Tehran hosts a festival of poetry drawing thousands of participants from all over a nation whose love of poetry is perhaps unique in the world. This year’s event, held earlier this month, was supposed to offer a special feature: a...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani waits to meet with the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Georgieva Bokova (Unseen) in Tehran, on April 29, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI)

Hardliners criticize Iranian negotiators ahead of nuclear talks

by Behrouz Saeidi | May 5, 2014 | Middle East

Tehran, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian hardliners have increased their criticism of President Hassan Rouhani’s handling of nuclear negotiations the week before the latest round of talks between Iran and world powers. Iranian news agencies said a number of Iranian MPs,...

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In this Thursday, February 6, 2014 photo provided by the office of the Iranian President, Hamid Aboutalebi, an Iranian diplomat who was recently named as Iran’s ambassador at the United Nations, speaks at his office in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Iranian Presidency Office, Mohammad Berno)

Rouhani considering new UN envoy, say sources

by Ali M. Pedram | Apr 13, 2014 | Middle East

London and Tehran, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sources from the office of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday that discussions were being held on nominating a new Iranian Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. The decision comes...

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EU Deputy Secretary General Helga Schmid, Vice President of the European Commission Catherine Margaret Ashton, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, and Iranian ambassador to Austria Hassan Tajik attend talks with Iran at the UN headquarters in Vienna, on April 8, 2014. (AFP Photo/Dieter Nagl)

Iran bristles at human rights criticism as nuclear talks resume

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 8, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s team of nuclear negotiators headed to Vienna on Monday for the next round of international talks over the country’s nuclear program, as anger mounted in Iran at EU criticism of its human rights record. Iran’s team, led by Foreign...

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Lebanese President Michel Sleiman (L) meeting with his New Prime Minister Tammam Salam at the presidential palace in Baabda. (AFP/ Ho / Dalati and Nohra)

Debate: Lebanon’s new government is the result of domestic politics

by Charles Jabbour | Mar 10, 2014 | Debate

It is ingrained in the Lebanese psyche that everything that happens in the country must be the result of some foreign desire or will. The formation of the government is no exception to this rule. Indeed, foreign factors affect the course of Lebanese life, especially...