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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...

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Ahmed Issa
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on : Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

Emir of Kuwait to resolve dispute between parliament and cabinet

Kuwait City, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Emir of Kuwait, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, met with Ali Al-Rashid, the speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly and several MPs yesterday in a move to resolve the latest standoff between National Assembly legislators and the cabinet. Following the meeting, Al-Rashid announced that the Emir had directed him to contain the political crisis that has gripped Kuwait since last week. After reports indicating that the cabinet has not made a decision on atte...

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Ali Pedram
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on : Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

Rafsanjani faces disqualification, say reports

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Reports emerged from Tehran today that both Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, the two most controversial candidates in Iran’s upcoming presidential election, have been disqualified. The Mehr News agency published a list of candidates that it said had been approved by Iran’s Guardian Council, which vets presidential and parliamentary candidates, which did not include either of the two men. The list contained 8 candidates: Ali Akbar Velay...

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Stephen Glain
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on : Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

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 ...

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Tam Hussein
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on : Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

Blowing up the Al-Nusra Front

In the past two years, Western media coverage has focused on the growing popularity of Salafist jihadi groups like the Al-Nusra Front (Jabhat Al-Nusra) in Syria. These groups have ...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

Iranians face new Internet curbs before presidential election

Dubai, Reuters—Iranians are struggling with slower Internet speeds and limited access ahead of an unpredictable presidential election that has put hardline Islamist authorities o...

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Nazeer Rida
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on : Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

Hezbollah fighters killed in Qusair as battles continue

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The number of Lebanese Hezbollah fighters killed in the Syrian town of Qusair remains a source of dispute today, while the strategically-placed town conti...

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Ali Ibrahim
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on : Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

Opinion: Tunnels and Hostages

Although the situation of the Egyptian conscripts abducted in Sinai might be solved in the next few hours or days in one way or another, we must think about the larger issue that c...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

IMF says Saudi outlook ‘positive’ for 2013

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave Saudi Arabia’s economy a clean bill of health in its latest report on the kingdom’s economic affairs this w...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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US Senate: Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes

Washington, AP—The world's most valuable company, Apple Inc., employs a group of affiliate companies located in Ireland to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes, a ...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Israel fires back at Syria after gunshots at its troops

Jerusalem, Reuters—Israeli troops shot at a target across the Syrian frontier on Tuesday in response to gunfire that struck its forces in the Golan Heights, the Israeli military ...

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