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ash-Sharq al-Awsat/ AFP: Shaikh Abdul Mahdi al-Karbala’i, the representative in Karbala of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, rejected the suggestion by another cleric that the provincial council appointed by CPA official John Berry be submitted to a referendum. He said that an appointed council is ...
The choice of Salah Qallab, a former Jordanian information minister who was also a columnist for the Saudi-funded newspaper Al Sharq al Awsat in London, as the first director-general of Al Arabiya ensured that the station would not challenge Arab regimes the way Al Jazeera did. Most of Al...
The choice of Salah Qallab, a former Jordanian information minister who was also a columnist for the Saudi-funded newspaper Al Sharq al Awsat in London, as the first director-general of Al Arabiya ensured that the station would not challenge Arab regimes the way Al Jazeera did. Most of Al...