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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
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on : Tuesday, 14 May, 2013

Loud and Unclear

The contending Lebanese factions have taken their fight from the streets of Beirut and Tripoli to those of Damascus and Homs. Yet, battling it out elsewhere does not mean that Lebanon is sailing toward stability or prosperity. Lebanon’s leaders continue to enjoy their fiery statements, often attacking each other and taking opposing sides on all issues, both domestic and regional. This infighting does little to alleviate Lebanon’s many political impasses, such as forming a new cabinet aft...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Friday, 10 May, 2013

Kuwait launches sports clubs for women

Kuwait City, AP—Muneera Al-Shatti has loved playing basketball since she was a child, but Thursday was the first day that she had chance to show off her skills at a public arena in Kuwait. As part of a new initiative launching sports leagues for women, Shatti and her teammates from Salwa Al-Sabah club downed Qadsiya club 63–13 in a game that attracted several hundred male and female fans. The initiative to launch basketball, table tennis and athletic leagues for the first time in Kuwait i...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 1 Apr, 2013

Bahrain Appeals Court Upholds 10-Year Jail Term for Spy

Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—An appeals court in Bahrain has upheld a ten-year prison sentence given to a man accused of spying for Iran. The ten-year jail term, which was passed i...

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Ahmed Issa
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on : Friday, 29 Mar, 2013

PM Says Kuwait Will Not ‘Remain Silent’ over MB Cell

Kuwait City, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kuwait's prime minister, Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabbah, stated that his country will take action if it is proven that Kuwaiti nation...

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Hussein Shobokshi
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on : Friday, 29 Mar, 2013

The Iran We Long For

It would be no surprise if Iran is revealed to be behind the espionage cell arrested by the Saudi authorities last week. Iran has lately become the common denominator in every majo...

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Mshari Al-Zaydi
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on : Saturday, 23 Mar, 2013

What the Mind Perceives

This is not the first time that Saudi political movements from the Sunni jihadists on the far-right to the Shi'ite far-left and everything in between have converged. A few days...

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Hussein Shobokshi
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on : Thursday, 21 Mar, 2013

Egypt’s Brotherhood Changing Everything

Where do Egyptian-Gulf relations now stand, particularly in light of the visit paid by a high-level Egyptian official to Iran and the signing of significant economic agreements whi...

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Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed
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on : Sunday, 10 Mar, 2013

The Abu Ghaith Mystery

In the space of three weeks between leaving Iran as a free citizen and entering New York as a detainee, former Kuwaiti citizen Suleiman Abu Ghaith became the easiest of prey in ter...

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Mohammed Al-Shafey and Mohamed Ali Saleh and Mohamed Al-Daameh
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on : Saturday, 9 Mar, 2013

Bin Laden’s Son-In-Law Pleads Not Guilty

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Osama Bin Laden’s son-in-law, Suleiman Abu Ghaith, pleaded not guilty on Friday to plotting against Americans in his role as Al-Qaeda’s top spokes...

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Tariq Alhomayed
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on : Thursday, 14 Feb, 2013

Sheikh Hamad’s Proposal

At the opening session of the first International Conference Of Council for Arab and International Relations in Kuwait, Qatar's prime minister put forward several ideas that are wo...

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