by Prince Turki al-Faisal | Jan 15, 2015 | Opinion
When the international community decided to punish Al-Qaeda and the Taliban for the 9/11 attacks, a number of Al-Qaeda members fled to Iran. The Iranian authorities then sheltered these militants under the supervision of the intelligence service. Some of them included...
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 Hamza Mustafa | Jan 5, 2014 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sunni tribal fighters backed by the Iraqi army continued to battle militants for control of the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah in western Iraq on Saturday and Sunday, following their seizure by militants earlier in the week. Iraqi security...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 8, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad, AP—At least 11 explosions tore through predominantly Shi’ite Muslim areas in and around the Iraqi capital on Sunday, killing at least 39 people at crowded market places, commercial districts and car repair shops, officials said. The attacks are part of a wave...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 28, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The latest wave of bombings to strike Iraq hit Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 66 people and wounding many more, according to press reports verified by medical sources. Like other attacks in recent weeks, car bombs targeted Shi’ite...
