by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 6, 2016 | World
The leader of one of New Jersey’s largest mosques has taken the stand to defend himself against charges that he lied on his green card application. Imam Mohammad Qatanani is the leader of the Islamic Center of Passaic County, reported AP. A judge ruled against...
by Majid al-Khateeb | Sep 2, 2016 | World
The late German chancellor Helmut Schmidt described politics as a “combat sport” 40 years ago. It seems that the Merkel’s Christian Democratic-led bloc wants to deal refugees suspected of terrorism and criminality a “knockout blow” as part of the forced...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 9, 2016 | Middle East
Greek authorities said they have deported 13 Syrian refugees to Turkey under an agreement between the latter and the European Union to stop the flow of migrants and refugees to Europe. The group comprises are six men, three women and four children, police reported....
by Badr Al-Qahtani | Mar 31, 2013 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Abdullah Nassar, a media spokesman for the security committee formed in Saudi Arabia’s Asir province, revealed that security authorities in the region have arrested around 10,000 people entering the country illegally—the majority of whom are...
by Badr Al-Qahtani | Mar 25, 2013 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Major General Mansour Al-Turki, security spokesman for the Saudi interior ministry, has stressed that Riyadh did not point the finger at Tehran when it announced the arrest of the Saudi espionage cell last week. His clarification comes in the...
