Articles tagged with: Interview

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 greatly in developing relations between the two countries.” In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat against the backdrop of the official Saudi delegation's visit to Ankara, Bozdağ spoke about Saudi-Turkish ties, the deteriorating situation in Syria, and Gulf security. The following interview has been e...

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

Bahraini Transport Minister on the Economy, Gulf Air, and Formula 1

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kamal bin Ahmed is the Bahraini minister of transportation and acting chief executive of the Economic Development Board. While visiting London, he spoke with Asharq Al-Awsat about recent economic developments in the country, among other issues such as this year's Bahraini Formula 1 Grand Prix. He also discussed the latest restructuring of Gulf Air, which involved dismissing staff. Like many oil-producing countries in the Gulf, much of Bahrain’s economic activit...

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Daniel Nisman and Roshanna Lawrence
on : Friday, 10 May, 2013

Opinion: Libya’s Political Isolation Law Threatens Destruction

It is often said that the great questions of our time will not be settled by speeches and votes, but by iron and blood. It is a maxim that certainly rings true for the question of ...

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Mohamed Abdu Hassanein
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on : Thursday, 9 May, 2013

Fouad Gadallah on the judiciary, Brotherhood, Mursi

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In his first interview since resigning as Egyptian presidential adviser for legal affairs, Dr. Mohamed Fouad Gadallah was keen to stress that the crisi...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Tuesday, 30 Apr, 2013

Tokyo Governor Apologizes for Remarks on Istanbul

Tokyo, AP—Tokyo governor Naoki Inose apologized on Tuesday for criticizing Istanbul, a rival candidate for the 2020 Olympics. Inose, also chairman of the bid committee, wa...

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Abdul Sattar Hatita
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on : Friday, 26 Apr, 2013

Former Egypt PM Hijazi: The View from Cairo

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—With Islamists firmly dominating the political scene, former Egyptian Prime Minister, Dr. Abdulaziz Hijazi, contemplates a country that he hardly recog...

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Tam Hussein
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on : Wednesday, 24 Apr, 2013

The Brotherhood’s Man in London

Out of all the places to meet Zuheir Salem, the number two man of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood (SMB), a David Brent-style office in Alperton, north London, is probably the lea...

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Khalid Mahmoud
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on : Wednesday, 24 Apr, 2013

Muhammad Al-Barghathi: The View from Tripoli

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Libyan Defense Minister Muhammad Al-Barghathi has stated that the era of military coups in Libya is over. ...

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Ma'ad Fayad
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on : Sunday, 14 Apr, 2013

Rafie Issawi: The View from Ramadi

Ramadi, Asharq Al-Awsat—On the road from Baghdad to Anbar Province’s capital city of Ramadi on our way to meet with Rafi Al-Issawi, the recently resigned finance minister o...

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Mohammed Jumeh
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on : Saturday, 13 Apr, 2013

Sheikh Al-Ahmar on Yemen’s National Dialogue

Sana'a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sheikh Sadiq Al-Ahmar is the head of Yemen's powerful Hashid tribe. He rose to prominence during Yemen's revolution when he backed the revolutionary y...

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