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Abdul Sattar Hatita
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on : Sunday, 7 Jul, 2013

El-Sisi: The General at the Heart of Events

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Colonel General Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is, now more than ever, a divisive figure in Egyptian society. There are many who laud his patriotism and the central role played by Egypt's military institution as a stabilizing force in the country, while there are others who believe that this military figure has his own designs on power. A broad section of Egyptian society had already dubbed Sisi "the voice of the nation" even before the army announced its support for the ...

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Grace Perriman
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on : Friday, 21 Jun, 2013

Michael Hastings, 1980–2013

In both life and death, Michael Hastings caused a media storm. The divisive journalist passed away on Tuesday, June 18 in a car accident in Los Angeles. News of his tragic death at the age of only 33 has the world of journalism both shocked and riven. To most, both in the journalist community and out, Hastings will be remembered for his ground-breaking exposé of Stanley McChrystal for Rolling Stone magazine. In his investigation, Hastings sought to profile the former supreme commander ...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Thursday, 13 Jun, 2013

Candidate Profile: Mohammad Qarazi

Mohammad Qarazi was a long-serving minister during the 1980s and 1990s, but is not a very well-known figure in contemporary Iranian politics. His approval as a presidential can...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Wednesday, 12 Jun, 2013

Candidate Profile: Mohsen Rezaei Mirghaed

For many Iranians, the name “Mohsen Rezaei” is closely associated with memories of the bloody war between Iran and Iraq in the 1980s, thanks to his role at the top of the ...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Tuesday, 11 Jun, 2013

Candidate Profile: Ali Akbar Velayati

For many years, Ali Akbar Velayati was known as the top man in Iranian diplomacy. He served as Iran’s foreign minister for 16 years, from 1981 until 1997, during the presiden...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 10 Jun, 2013

Candidate Profile: Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf

At the age of 19, Qalibaf participated in the Iran–Iraq War and was soon appointed commander of a division despite his youth. After the war, he was appointed the deputy comma...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Sunday, 9 Jun, 2013

Candidate Profile: Saeed Jalili

Saeed Jalili was almost completely unknown in Iranian politics until October 20, 2007, when he was appointed as the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, repla...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Saturday, 8 Jun, 2013

Candidate Profile: Hassan Rouhani

Though he has held a number of official posts in the power structure of the Islamic Republic of Iran over his lengthy political career, Hassan Rouhani has come to be seen by ma...

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Umar Farouq
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on : Monday, 27 May, 2013

Nawaz Sharif: Back in the game

Islamabad, Asharq Al-Awsat—In the first week of June, a triumphant Nawaz Sharif will re-enter the prime minister’s house in Islamabad, Pakistan, to re assume his position as ch...

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Nicholas Blincoe
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on : Wednesday, 17 Apr, 2013

Maggie’s Straight-Talking Diplomacy

More than 20 years after her resignation, the late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher remains a global brand. A memorable line from her 1980 Conservative Party conference spe...

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