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Interviews Leading Taliban Member to Asharq Al-Awsat: Our Govt Is Ready, to Be Announced in Days

Leading Taliban Member to Asharq Al-Awsat: Our Govt Is Ready, to Be Announced in Days

Member of the Taliban’s politburo Suhail Shaheen revealed that internal consultations and talks have been completed and a new Afghan government will be…

Huda al-Husseini (London)
Features Lebanese Turn Once Again to Cyprus Safe Haven

Lebanese Turn Once Again to Cyprus Safe Haven

Just as during the 1975-1990 civil war that ravaged their country, hundreds of Lebanese families are turning to neighboring Cyprus to escape the miseries of…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Western Source to Asharq Al-Awsat: We’re No Longer Seeking Perfection in New Lebanese Govt

Western Source to Asharq Al-Awsat: We’re No Longer Seeking Perfection in New Lebanese Govt

France and the United States are exerting “soft pressure” on Lebanese officials in order to speed up government formation. The West is deeply alarmed by…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Features The US and Russia In Syria After the 'Afghan Journey'

The US and Russia In Syria After the 'Afghan Journey'

Moscow and Washington are collecting negotiating cards in Syria - each according to its priorities - in preparation for a new round of dialogue between the two…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Features Lebanon Endures Severe Wave of Human Capital Flight

Lebanon Endures Severe Wave of Human Capital Flight

It may seem that all the losses that Lebanon has been incurring for nearly two years as a result of the economic and social crises are remediable, if the…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Features One of the Daraa Children Who Sparked Syria Revolt Recounts to Asharq Al-Awsat His Journey of the Past 10 Years

One of the Daraa Children Who Sparked Syria Revolt Recounts to Asharq Al-Awsat His Journey of the Past 10 Years

“I have no regrets and I am ready to do it again,” declared Mouawiya Syasneh, one of the children whose anti-regime graffiti in Daraa ten years ago sparked…

Firas Karam (Idlib)
Interviews Taliban Spokesman to Asharq Al-Awsat: Sharia Rule Not up for Debate

Taliban Spokesman to Asharq Al-Awsat: Sharia Rule Not up for Debate

For several years, the Taliban’s official spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, had avoided appearing in the media, while still racking up hundreds of thousands of…

Mohammed Helal (London)
Features Drying Euphrates Threatens Disaster in Syria

Drying Euphrates Threatens Disaster in Syria

Syria's longest river used to flow by his olive grove, but today Khaled al-Khamees says it has receded into the distance, parching his trees and leaving his…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Kadhimi: We Refuse for Iraq to Be Used as Platform to Threaten Any Side

Kadhimi: We Refuse for Iraq to Be Used as Platform to Threaten Any Side

Less than a week after celebrating its centenary, Iraq succeeded on Saturday in hosting the first major regional conference of its kind on its territories. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Features Passing through Syria without Engaging Damascus

Passing through Syria without Engaging Damascus

Among the various issues tackled by CIA director William Burns in Beirut earlier this month was connecting power from Jordan to Lebanon through Syria. The…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Interviews Taliban Spokesman to Asharq Al-Awsat: Our Rule Will be Islamic, We Have Learned from the Past

Taliban Spokesman to Asharq Al-Awsat: Our Rule Will be Islamic, We Have Learned from the Past

Dr. Mohammad Naim, a spokesperson for the Taliban’s political office, stressed that his movement has sent out assurances within Afghanistan, the neighboring…

Mohammed Helal (London)
Arab World Iraqi Parties Resort to Maximum Pressure to Counter Sadr’s Stance on Elections

Iraqi Parties Resort to Maximum Pressure to Counter Sadr’s Stance on Elections

Shiite parties in Iraq are adopting a policy of maximum pressure on influential cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to persuade him to take part in the upcoming elections…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)