Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55317761
Caption:

Iranian revolutionary guard soldiers march during the annual military parade marking the Iraqi invasion in 1980, which led to an eight-year-long war (1980-1988) in Tehran, Iran, on September 22, 2013. (EPA/Abedin Taherkenareh)

Iran replaces Revolutionary Guard commander in Iraq

by Dalshad Abdullah | Aug 26, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran will replace the military officer leading its response to the crisis in Iraq, a leading figure in Iraq’s biggest political bloc told Asharq Al-Awsat on Monday. A senior member of the Shi’ite-led National Alliance, which includes parties...

Media ID: 55335872
Caption:

Ukrainian soldiers man a checkpoint outside the town of Amvrosiivka, eastern Ukraine, close to the Russian border, on June 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Ukraine claims capture of 10 Russian soldiers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 26, 2014 | World

Kiev, AP—Ukraine on Tuesday said its forces had captured 10 Russian soldiers in an eastern region where the Ukrainian troops are fighting pro-Russia separatists. The Facebook page for the anti-rebel operation—which includes the military, the national guard and...

Media ID: 55335703
Caption:

In this Friday, May 27, 2011, file photo, journalist James Foley responds to questions during an interview with The Associated Press, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Opinion: The Death of James Foley

by Diana Moukalled | Aug 26, 2014 | Opinion

Many Arab and Islamic voices condemned the barbaric murder of American journalist James Foley at the hands of the murderers of what is known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). However, some of this condemnation was tinged with bitterness, indignation and...

Media ID: 55334575
Caption:

An Iraqi man prays at the Al-Noori Al-Kabeer mosque, next to flag used by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), in Mosul city, northern Iraq, on July 9, 2014. (EPA)

Opinion: The Endurance of Religious Extremism

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 26, 2014 | Opinion

Negligence and a lack of attention allowed Al-Qaeda to flourish and attack US soil on September 11, 2001. That event marked the beginning of the “War on Terror.” A new era of that war is about to begin, following the news of the execution of American journalist James...