British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives at a European Union leaders summit addressing the talks about the Brexit and the migrants crisis in Brussels, Belgium, February 18, 2016. Reuters/Yves Herman.
by Sebastian Mallaby | Jun 16, 2016 | Opinion
The Washington Post By Sebastian Mallaby The scariest thing about Britain’s referendum on European Union membership — and the thing that ought to resonate acutely with Americans — is what it exposes about the political culture: the refusal to take responsibility, the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 16, 2016 | Middle East
Air strikes pounded through Syrian Opposition-held parts of Aleppo just hours into an announced 48-hour ceasefire and fighting carried on in and around the northern Syrian city, monitors and witnesses said. Aleppo, Syria’s largest city before the civil war with...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 16, 2016 | Middle East
Syrian Local media reported claims on Thursday accusing the Syrian Opposition for using “poisonous substances” against pro-Bashar Assad militants located east of Damascus on Wednesday, without specifying the type of chemical used. The spokesman for Jaish...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 16, 2016 | Middle East
Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan said on Thursday that tens of thousands of ISIS terrorists spread worldwide, more than al-Qaeda ever accounted for at its prime. He also told a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that the CIA is...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 16, 2016 | World
After being attacked in her constituency in northern England earlier Thursday the British lawmaker was left in a critical condition, with media reports suggesting she had been shot and stabbed. Media reports said the 41-year-old Jo Cox- who is a lawmaker for the...
