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  • The Politics of Aid in a War Zone

    The Politics of Aid in a War Zone
    Aleppo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Every day at 2 p.m., Raja joins the queue that snakes around the half-finished apartment blocks. Like all the others, she is clutching a small metal bowl that she will ...

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  • Sibling Rivalry

    Sibling Rivalry
    In an interview last month, Egyptian politician Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh displayed the poise and good humor of a man who had the foresight to step off a bus before it rolled into a ditch. The f...

Media

Hannah Lucinda Smith
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on : Thursday, 23 May, 2013

Saraqeb’s agony

Saraqeb, Asharq Al-Awsat—It’s the details in the dust that give away the enormity of what’s happened in Saraqeb. The child’s shoe, stained brown and separated from its partner, lying next to one half of a broken china saucer; the relics of normality scattered over a heap of twisted cable and broken masonry. This is just one shattered house in a pulverized street, and just one street in an echoing, abandoned neighborhood. The only sounds breaking the heavy silence are the whirr of the reg...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Thursday, 23 May, 2013

Iran’s Supreme Leader under pressure over Rafsanjani disqualification

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Close aides of the disqualified Iranian presidential candidate Hashemi Rafsanjani confirmed yesterday that he will not launch an appeal against his exclusion from the race. The disqualification of the two most controversial candidates, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, by Iran’s Guardian Council earlier this week undercut much of the hype that has surrounded Iran’s forthcoming presidential election, scheduled for June 14. However, som...

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Andrés Cala
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on : Wednesday, 22 May, 2013

Madrid meeting exposes divisons in Syrian opposition

Madrid, Asharq Al-Awsat—A two-day meeting of the Syrian opposition in Madrid ended yesterday, with agreement on few issues except the refusal to negotiate with a Syrian gover...

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Adel Al Toraifi
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on : Wednesday, 22 May, 2013

A Talk with Turkish Deputy PM Bekir Bozdağ

Ankara, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkish deputy prime minister, Bekir Bozdağ, emphasized that the visit paid by Saudi crown prince Salman bin Abdulaziz to Turkey “will contribute g...

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Nasser Arrabyee
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on : Wednesday, 22 May, 2013

Al-Qaeda’s air war in Yemen

Yemen’s president Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi and the commander of the country’s Air Force, Brigadier Rashid Al-Janad, have responded to recent crashes of military aircraft in Y...

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Osman Mirghani
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on : Wednesday, 22 May, 2013

Opinion: The plot against Egypt

The nature of the relationship between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood will determine many issues in Egypt. In spite of all the statements that have been issued to the cont...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Wednesday, 22 May, 2013

Yahoo’s rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet

San Francisco, Reuters—Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's USD 1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the aging Web ...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Wednesday, 22 May, 2013

Qatari central banker: Gulf states should consider exchange rate flexibility

Dubai, Reuters—Qatar and other Gulf states should consider moving to a more flexible exchange rate from long-entrenched pegs to the US dollar, to better manage inflation risk...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Wednesday, 22 May, 2013

Saudi Arabia-Turkey strengthen defense cooperation

Ankara/Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia and Turkey signed a key defense industry agreement. Crown prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, deputy prime minist...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Wednesday, 22 May, 2013

Rescuers comb Oklahoma tornado rubble for buried survivors

Oklahoma, Reuters—Rescue workers with sniffer dogs and searchlights picked through the wreckage of a massive tornado to ensure no survivors remained buried in the rubble of p...

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