by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 12, 2017 | Middle East
Kuwait announced on Saturday that it had arrested 12 convicted members of the al-Abdali terrorist cell. The members have ties to Iran and Lebanon’s “Hezbollah,” which is also backed by Tehran. The suspects were arrested after a weeks-long manhunt, announced the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 12, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut – Lebanese Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil telephoned on Friday his Kuwaiti counterpart Sabah al-Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah to follow up on the al-Abdali terrorist cell, the members of which had received training from Lebanon’s “Hezbollah” group. Bassil and his...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 2, 2017 | Middle East
Kuwait – Kuwaiti MPs and government officials agreed on Tuesday to respect the orders of their country’s Emir during a meeting held between the legislative and executive authorities to discuss the repercussions of the escape of some al-Abdali terrorist cell...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 25, 2017 | Middle East
London – Iran stressed on Monday that it will keep its country’s ambassador in Kuwait, despite a diplomatic row that erupted last week in wake of a court ruling against the Tehran-backed al-Abdali terrorist cell. “The ambassador of the Islamic Republic of...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 24, 2017 | Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s cabinet hailed on Monday the security agencies’ efforts in countering terrorism and cracking down on fugitives, affirming that they will continue to pursue anyone seeking to harm the kingdom, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). It revealed after a...
