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U.S. President elect Donald Trump speaks at election night rally in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Syrian Opposition Looks Forward to Trump’s Foreign Policy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 10, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The reaction of the Syrian opposition and the regime forces wasn’t different from that of the rest of the world following the victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential elections, especially that they both expected Hillary Clinton, whom they have met...

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US President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address to the 2014 graduating class at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, May 28, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSON)

Obama fights foreign policy critics, pledges aid to Syria groups

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 28, 2014 | World

West Point, New York, Reuters—President Barack Obama fought back against critics of his foreign policy on Wednesday by insisting US reliance on diplomacy over military intervention was working to resolve global crises like Ukraine and Iran, and he pledged to ramp up...

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Syrian women stand in line to receive their families’ share of winter aid kits at Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan last winter. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Opinion: ‫ A year of anxiety lies ahead

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Jan 3, 2014 | Opinion

As the year 2014 begins, the Arab world finds itself in a worrisome situation. The Syrian crisis, which in less than three months will enter its third year, has exposed many international agendas, a fact only the obstinate, prejudiced or stupid would deny. The Mashreq...

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David Rhode: What I learned from being kidnapped

by Mamdouh Al-Muhaini | Jul 25, 2013 | Media

Washington, D.C., Asharq Al-Awsat—US Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David S. Rhode was kidnapped by members of the Taliban in Afghanistan in November 2008, and spent seven months in captivity before making what he described as a “foolhardy” break for...

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A U.S. Marine watches a statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled in Firdaus Square in downtown Baghdad on April 9, 2003 file photo. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Iraq: It’s Too Soon to Tell

by Paul Wolfowitz | Apr 9, 2013 | Opinion

It may be a long time before we really know the outcome of the Iraq war. To put that in perspective, consider that the Korean armistice was signed sixty years ago, but South Korea struggled for decades after that. Even after thirty years, only an extreme optimist...