by Said Abdulrazak, Sawsan Abu Hussain, Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 10, 2017 | Middle East
Ankara, Cairo, Dubai – Amid unfolding developments on the diplomatic crisis with Qatar, seeing three Gulf Cooperation Council states boycotting the peninsula, the Muslim World League announced the termination of the membership of Qatar-based Egyptian cleric...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 1, 2013 | Business
Washington, Reuters—The United States blacklisted on Friday eight companies in Iran’s petrochemical industry, sending a warning to the Islamic Republic’s global customers as Washington strives to cut off funds to the country’s nuclear program....
by Matthew Levitt | Mar 19, 2013 | Debate
According to Bulgarian investigators, Hezbollah was responsible for the July 2012 bus bombing that left five Israelis and a Bulgarian dead at Burgas airport. Two of the Hezbollah operatives were Western citizens—a Canadian and an Australian—who returned to Lebanon via...
by Dr. Talal Atrissi | Mar 19, 2013 | Debate
Europe usually supports and complements American policies and positions in the Middle East; however placing Hezbollah on the list of designated terrorist organizations is an exception to this rule. Washington has always been keen to push the Europeans to take this...