by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 17, 2016 | World
Ankara –A section of Turkey’s military tried on Friday July 15, to overthrow President Tayyip Erdogan who has been in power since 2003. The coup wasn’t successful and led to the arrest od several generals and lieutenants in the army. Insurgent soldiers took the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 24, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
A well-known Bahraini insurgent was sentenced to a year in jail on Wednesday year for incitement against the kingdom’s ruling system but dropped a more serious charge of promoting political change by illegal ways, a judicial official said. Ibrahim Sharif, the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 12, 2016 | World
Pakistan has arrested 97 al-Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (Lej) militants, including three commanders, in the southern city of Karachi. The army also foiled a planned jailbreak of the killer of American journalist Daniel Pearl- the Wall Street Journal’s South Asia...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 19, 2013 | World
Russia, AP—A Russian court on Friday released opposition leader Alexei Navalny from custody less than 24 hours after he was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to five years in prison. The release came after a surprise request by prosecutors, who said that because...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 19, 2013 | World
Istanbul, Reuters—A lone, silent vigil by a man in Istanbul inspired copycat protests on Tuesday, as police detained dozens of people across Turkey in an operation linked to three weeks of often violent demonstrations against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. Overnight...
