by Arafat Madabish | Dec 15, 2013 | Middle East
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat— Yemeni authorities began closing businesses that sell or manufacture military clothing, including uniforms, badges and insignia, in a wider bid to contain the recent spate of violence that has ravaged the country, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 2, 2013 | World
Dera Ismail Khan, AP—The Pakistani Taliban’s top council met Saturday to choose a new leader to replace the militant movement’s chief, killed in a US drone strike the day before, intelligence officials and commanders in the movement said. The latest...
by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 11, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—A high-ranking Libyan official has told to Asharq Al-Awsat that Libyan authorities have opposed “intense American pressure” to allow the US to use military drones in eastern Libya. The requests are based on US intelligence that...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 3, 2013 | World
Peshawar, AP—Unmanned US aircraft fired four missiles at a house in northwest Pakistan before dawn Wednesday, killing 16 suspected militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said. The drone strike elicited a swift condemnation by the Pakistani government, which...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 30, 2013 | World
Pakistan, Reuters—Pakistani Taliban militants have chosen a new deputy commander to replace their previous second-in-command who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in the North Waziristan region, sources in the militant group said on Thursday. The previous deputy...
