by Huda Al-Saleh | May 7, 2014 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday it had apprehended the first terrorist cell affiliated to the outlawed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, arresting a total of 62 suspects, including 35 Saudi nationals previously detained on...
by Huda Al-Saleh | Mar 30, 2014 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi women’s rights activist Maha Al-Muneef was honored by US President Barack Obama with the International Women of Courage Award on Friday. Obama, who was on a brief state visit to Saudi Arabia, handed the accolade to Muneef, founder of the...
by Huda Al-Saleh | Jan 5, 2014 | Features
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Although the fighting in Syria has been accompanied at every stage by warnings about the spread and growing influence of jihadist groups, it has shone a spotlight on a development which has taken everybody by surprise: the increasing...
by Huda Al-Saleh | Nov 26, 2013 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Global oil prices initially decreased on Monday following the announcement of Iran’s nuclear deal with the P5+1 group of states, only to rebound on Tuesday on the back of strong US housing data and a general consensus that the Geneva deal will...
by Huda Al-Saleh | Nov 26, 2013 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Confusion continued on Tuesday over media reports claiming that Wafa Al-Shihri, widow of the late Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) deputy commander Saeed Al-Shihri, had been arrested in Yemen. Local media were reporting that Wafa...
