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Thursday, 2 May, 2013
LONDON, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s supreme leader recommended against spreading ideological dogma and divisive comments in a meeting with groups of religious orators, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday. This may be an attempt to reduce tensions in the run up to the country’s presidential poll scheduled for June 14.
Religious oratory, or maddahi, is a traditional Shi'a ritual in which a devout layperson recounts a historical narrative about the suffering of the Ahl-...
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Wednesday, 1 May, 2013
RAMALLAH, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fighters from the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, have replaced policemen on the border areas of the Gaza Strip in an effort to prevent the firing of rockets at Israeli settlements, Asharq Al-Awsat can reveal.
An informed Palestinian source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, stated that the Ministry of the Interior of the Hamas government in Gaza withdrew security personnel from the field, except for a limited number who man official secur...
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Tuesday, 30 Apr, 2013
WASHINGTON, Asharq Al-Awsat—US Secretary of State John Kerry held talks with Arab League officials yesterday in an effort to revive the fading Middle East peace process.
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Monday, 29 Apr, 2013
BEIRUT, Asharq Al-Awsat—After being banned in Syria for more than thirty years, Muslim Brotherhood leaders have decided to officially return to the embattled country and open...
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Friday, 26 Apr, 2013
LONDON, Asharq Al-Awsat—Hojjat Al-Islam Mohammadian, the supreme leader’s representative to Iran’s universities, has harshly criticized the decision to close universities...
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Thursday, 25 Apr, 2013
BEIRUT, Asharq Al-Awsat—Hezbollah is under increasing pressure over its support for the under-fire Bashar Al-Assad regime, with many reports claiming that Hezbollah fighters are ...
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Wednesday, 24 Apr, 2013
LONDON, Asharq Al-Awsat-A British businessman has been found guilty of fraud for selling thousands of fake bomb detection devices to Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and several other...
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Tuesday, 23 Apr, 2013
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, the hardline supporter of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has decided to lead a new political faction called the Islami...
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Monday, 22 Apr, 2013
RAMALLAH, Asharq Al-Awsat—A new Palestinian government has not been formed, despite the fact that Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas accepted the resignation of his prime min...
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Friday, 19 Apr, 2013
BEIRUT, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese Shi’ites are increasingly split on the issue of support for the government of Bashar Al-Assad in Syria, according to sources in southern Be...
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