by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 4, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
The relationship between Iran and the leaders of Al-Qaeda dates back to years ago and was reinforced after the 9/11 events in 2001. However, documents found by US forces after the founder of the organization of Osama bin Laden was killed in his hideout in Abbottabad,...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 20, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad, Reuters—A wave of suicide bomb attacks on security personnel and government buildings killed at least 12 people across Iraq on Sunday, police said. In what appeared to be coordinated strikes, bombers, some driving cars packed with explosives, attacked sites...
by Samir Salha | Aug 7, 2013 | Opinion
Had the latest attack that targeted the Turkish embassy in the Somali capital of Mogadishu achieved its desired damage, losses would have been far higher than they were. The vigilance of the guards, who killed some of the attackers before they could detonate their...
by Hamza Mustafa | Jul 31, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Two of Iraq’s most prominent Shi’ite figures, Moqtada Al-Sadr and Ammar Al-Hakim, have stepped up their criticism of Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki’s passive reaction to the wave of bombings that struck Baghdad and several other...
by Osman Mirghani | Jan 16, 2013 | Opinion
One is haunted by a sense of shock and sadness upon hearing that Al Qaeda in Sudan announced, just days ago, the establishment of a student wing at the University of Khartoum, which is one of the best and most prestigious universities in Sudan, as well as the most...
