by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 20, 2014 | Middle East
United Nations, AP—The UN Security Council imposed sanctions Tuesday on the Libyan Islamist militant group Ansar Al-Sharia, which took part in the 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, for its ties to Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups. The council committee...
by Ali Ibrahim | May 7, 2014 | Opinion
Boko Haram, which means, “Western education is sinful,” is the name of the extremist group with an Al-Qaeda-inspired ideology which over the past few years has been actively involved in bombings, killings and abductions in Nigeria, which has the largest population and...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 29, 2014 | Middle East
Tunis, Reuters—Tunisian security forces backed by jets and helicopters have begun a major operation to root out Al-Qaeda-linked militants from a hideout in the Chaambi mountains bordering Algeria. Thousands of troops have deployed in the remote area to scour the...
by Monji Saidani | Sep 10, 2013 | Middle East
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisia’s political opposition movement have threatened to intensify their protests in order “to force a solution to save the country,” according to a leading figure of the Salvation Front, the main opposition coalition. Opposition...
by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 11, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—A high-ranking Libyan official has told to Asharq Al-Awsat that Libyan authorities have opposed “intense American pressure” to allow the US to use military drones in eastern Libya. The requests are based on US intelligence that...
