by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 24, 2017 | World
A car bomber attacked a Danish convoy belonging to the NATO-led military mission in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Sunday. International forces were all safe, however, the attack let a number of civilians wounded, according to security officials. Security officials say...
by Khalid Mahmoud | Dec 12, 2016 | Middle East
Twenty nine people were killed in a suicide car bomb near Mogadishu’s largest port yesterday. The attack took place in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, in the latest suicide attack of its kind sponsored by the militant group Al-Shabaab that is linked to Al-Qaeda....
by Layal Abu Rahal | Dec 18, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—A Hezbollah checkpoint in east Lebanon was the target of a car bombing on Tuesday, the first incident of its kind in the Beqaa region, scene of a number of other recent attacks on targets associated with the organization. The bombing was also...
by Nazeer Rida | Nov 23, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Lebanese military defused a car bomb in Eastern Beqaa on Friday, only days after a double suicide bombing near the Iranian embassy killed at least 25 people and injured over 150, a military source told Asharq Al-Awsat. Speaking on the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 16, 2013 | World
Dera Ismail Khan, Reuters—A suicide bomber killed the law minister of a Pakistani province and seven others on Wednesday as the country marked the Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha. Israr Gandapur was killed in his home as he greeted residents of his home village who had...