Aide: Pakistan’s Musharraf Can Run for Parliament
A poster of former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on a pole in a neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, April 5, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen Islamabad, AP—A close aide to...
View ArticleInternational opinion divided over toppling of Mursi
In this Sept. 30, 2012 file photo, Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul, right, and Egyptian President Muhammed Morsi shake hands before a meeting in Ankara, Turkey. Source: AP Photo/File London, Asharq...
View ArticleOpinion: Egypt is at the center of regional rivalries
Traces and imprints of regional rivalries over the conflict in Egypt are obvious. Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait provided billions of dollars in emergency aid to Egypt after the ouster of Mohammad...
View ArticleMursi family threatens military institutions with legal action
Osama Mohamed Mursi, son of Egypt’s ousted president, Mohamed Mursi, speaks during a news conference in Cairo on July 22, 2013. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany) Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Osama Mohamed...
View ArticleDebate: Erdoğan is right to stand by Mursi
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has not lost out after the coup which ousted his friend Mohamed Mursi, because at the end of the day, he is an elected leader who stands on firm ground. In the past ten years, he...
View ArticleOpinion: Was the Brotherhood’s rise to power a mistake?
There are two extreme opinions in interpreting the events in Egypt. Those that are of the first opinion have popularly supported the toppling of Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood government. They insist that...
View ArticleA Dark Winter Ahead
Egyptian army tanks drive through Alexandria’s coastal promenade as security measures were tightened across Egypt on August 16, 2013. (AFP Photo/STR) For those of us who viewed the Arab Awakenings more...
View ArticleTurkish ex-army chief on trial for 1997 coup
Turkish soldiers secure the area on September 2, 2013 as vehicles carrying detained Turkish army officers arrive at a courthouse in Ankara (AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN)Istanbul, Associated Press—Turkey’s...
View ArticleLibyan Brotherhood threatens to withdraw from government
Libyan prime minister Ali Zeidan speaks during a press conference on July 31, 2013, in Tripoli. (AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA) Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The recent visit by Libya’s interim prime minister, Ali...
View ArticleTurkish court upholds convictions of top officers over coup plot
File photo—Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addresses members of parliament from his ruling Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) on October 8, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ADEM...
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