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Seyed Hossein Mousavian
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on : Sunday, 19 May, 2013

Opinion: 3 factors set to rescue Iran nuclear talks

The west is eagerly awaiting the results of the upcoming June presidential elections in Iran to determine whom they will be working with in Tehran for the foreseeable future. Certainly the nuclear issue will remain a high priority for world powers and Iran. Over a decade of negotiations with Tehran, world powers have challenged Iran's legitimate rights for enrichment under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), yielding no outcome. The world powers have continued hitting the hammer on the s...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Sunday, 19 May, 2013

Iran: Radical camp calls for Rafsanjani’s disqualification

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Comments made by Ayatollah Jannati during a Friday Prayer sermon in Tehran have fueled extreme voices within the radical faction to push for Hashemi Rafsanjani’s disqualification from the next presidential elections by the Guardian Council. Hossein Shariatmadari, editor-in-chief of Iran’s Kayhan daily newspaper, has urged the Guardian Council to disqualify candidates with links to the reformists. In his Saturday editorial Shariatmadari reminded Jannati that ...

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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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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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Adnan Mancer
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on : Friday, 17 May, 2013

Opinion: Ennahda will survive the next elections

Some observers of the Tunisian political scene think that the country will experience a dramatic change as a result of the elections scheduled for the end of the year. However, man...

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Tohami Al-Abdouli
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on : Friday, 17 May, 2013

Opinion: Ennahda will not survive the next elections

Today, the leaders of the Ennahda Movement in Tunisia are rushing to dominate the forthcoming elections, whether via legitimate or illegitimate means. In the first place, for Ennah...

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Amir Taheri
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on : Friday, 17 May, 2013

Opinion: Two Men Who Frighten the Supreme Guide

It is easy to dismiss the presidential election in Iran as a charade. The exercise is flawed from the start because of the pre-selection of candidates. It is further undermined by ...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Thursday, 16 May, 2013

Guardian Council extends deadline to approve final candidates

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Guardian Council spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei announced yesterday that “the deadline for vetting presidential candidates has been extended for ano...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Thursday, 16 May, 2013

Pakistan’s Sharif free to rule without unwieldy coalition

Islamabad, Reuters—Pakistan prime minister-elect Nawaz Sharif won enough seats in Saturday's parliamentary election that he will not need to form a coalition with other major par...

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Ali Ibrahim
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on : Wednesday, 15 May, 2013

Opinion: Learning the Hard Way

There is an expression about “learning the hard way.” It seems that this is the message that Egyptian defense minister General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi sought to send a few days ag...

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