Meshaal

Politicians such as Meshaal are far more charismatic on television than Arafat's hapless successor, Mahmoud Abbas.

Which Way for Hamas? Pelham, Nicolas 2009

The delegation also met Tuesday with Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal.

Syria Says Israel Unwilling to Achieve Regional Peace 2010

This time around, Khaled Meshaal talks about broader regional issues, including the emergence of the "Resistance Bloc," the New Middle East, relations with Iran, the Ground Zero mosque ... and on a more personal note, his relationship with his father:

Sharmine Narwani: Khaled Meshaal Interview: A Hamas Take on Mideast Geopolitics (Part 2) Sharmine Narwani 2010

I expected to see some of these contradictions in Khaled Meshaal, head of Hamas 'political bureau, when I interviewed him in Damascus recently.

Sharmine Narwani: Khaled Meshaal Interview: A Hamas Take on Mideast Geopolitics (Part 2) Sharmine Narwani 2010

What I discovered instead is that, like a select crop of leaders we are seeing in the Middle East today, Meshaal refuses to be seen through one lens only.

Sharmine Narwani: Khaled Meshaal Interview: A Hamas Take on Mideast Geopolitics (Part 2) Sharmine Narwani 2010

A presidential bodyguard and five other men trained in Pakistan were arrested in Kabul, according to Lutfullah Meshaal, the spokesman for Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security.

Afghanistan Makes Arrests in Alleged Plot to Kill Karzai Maria Abi-Habib 2011

Palestinian officials say Egypt has invited Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal to Cairo next week for the signing of an agreement between the two rival factions.

Egypt Invites Palestinian Factions to Sign Unity Deal 2011

I expected to see some of these contradictions in Khaled Meshaal, head of Hamas 'political bureau, when I interviewed him in Damascus recently.

Sharmine Narwani: Khaled Meshaal Interview: A Hamas Take on Mideast Geopolitics (Part 2) Sharmine Narwani 2010

Two Arab nationals based in Pakistan had recruited the six alleged conspirators, who included college students and a university professor, Mr. Meshaal said.

Afghanistan Makes Arrests in Alleged Plot to Kill Karzai Maria Abi-Habib 2011

This time around, Khaled Meshaal talks about broader regional issues, including the emergence of the "Resistance Bloc," the New Middle East, relations with Iran, the Ground Zero mosque ... and on a more personal note, his relationship with his father:

Sharmine Narwani: Khaled Meshaal Interview: A Hamas Take on Mideast Geopolitics (Part 2) Sharmine Narwani 2010