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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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  • The Trouble with the B–B Axis

    The Trouble with the B–B Axis
    The fight for Iraqi oil is a story smugly told. Countless observers have remarked on the irony of Western firms’ withdrawal from southern Iraqi oil fields and the flurry of new contracts b...

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Bouallem Ghamrasa
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on : Saturday, 18 May, 2013

Analysis: Four Scenarios Facing Algeria

Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—President Abdulaziz Bouteflika's recent mini-stroke, which resulted in him being flown to France for urgent medical treatment, has renewed the controversy surrounding the political future of the country, including the possible transition of power. A significant number of Algerians are convinced that the president’s health will impede his chances of securing a fourth term in office at the forthcoming elections scheduled for spring 2014. Moreover, some politicia...

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Adel Al Toraifi
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on : Saturday, 18 May, 2013

Turkey’s Economy Minister on a Decade of Growth

Ankara, Asharq Al-Awsat—The relationship between Turkey and the European Union has been fiercely contested for 60 years, with some members arguing that Turkey is too poor and not “European” enough to fit in. While once Turkey was seen as the junior partner, the party that was obliged to make all the concessions and changes required by the existing members in order to join the club, the Eurozone crisis and Turkey’s robust economic performance has leveled the playing field in many resp...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Saturday, 18 May, 2013

North Korea fires three short-range missiles

Seoul, Reuters—North Korea fired three short-range missiles from its east coast on Saturday, South Korea's Defense Ministry said, but the purpose of the launches was unknown. ...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Saturday, 18 May, 2013

Iran: Jannati belittles presidential candidates over US relations

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ayatollah Jannati, a temporary Friday Prayer imam in Tehran, slammed presidential hopefuls who aspire to mend Iran’s relationship with the US and resolv...

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Hussein Shobokshi
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on : Saturday, 18 May, 2013

Opinion: Waiting for the Final Scene

The amount of concern, fear, blood, damage and destruction in Syria seem to be commensurate with the gravity of the problem as well as with the price Syrians have paid over the las...

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Sawsan Abu-Husain
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on : Friday, 17 May, 2013

Amr Moussa: The View from the Opposition

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Amr Moussa, one of the main leader's of Egypt's opposition National Salvation Front (NSF), spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat about the forthcoming parliamentary...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Friday, 17 May, 2013

Argentine ex-dictator Videla dies in prison

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP)—Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow Argentines in a war t...

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Alex Vatanka
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on : Friday, 17 May, 2013

Who Will Fix Ahmadinejad’s Disastrous Foreign Policy?

On June 14, Iran will hold its long-awaited presidential elections. The vast majority of the 686 individuals who have registered to contest the elections will not appear on the bal...

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Mohamed Al-Daameh
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on : Friday, 17 May, 2013

Jordan’s Salafists threaten Hezbollah

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—Muhammad Al-Mawmani, the Jordanian minister of information and communications, said that the Jordanian Armed Forces and border security forces are fully pr...

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Hamza Mustafa
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on : Friday, 17 May, 2013

Iraqi Sunni cleric calls on Anbar protesters to stand firm

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Leading Iraqi Sunni cleric, Abdul Malik Al-Saadi, has accused some parties of putting pressure on the demonstrators to return to their homes before p...

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