by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 2, 2017 | Middle East
Taiz- Arab Coalition air forces destroyed on Friday a ballistic missile launchpad in Yemen, reported the pan-Arab television news channel Al-Arabiya. The launchpad was used and put together by Iran-allied militias in the war-torn country, and was in the Hajjah...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 25, 2017 | Saudi Arabia
Jeddah – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz said that the world is suffering from terrorism, the plague of this era, adding that he pays great attention to bolstering security and stability in the world. King Salman underlined Saudi efforts to...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 16, 2013 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, reserved special praise for Saudi Arabia’s armed and security forces in a speech delivered on his behalf by Crown Prince Salman to celebrate Eid Al-Adha on Tuesday. The...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 15, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Muslims across the world gathered at mosques on Tuesday to carry out Eid prayers to mark the beginning of the four-day Islamic Eid Al-Adha celebrations. Eid Al-Adha—the Feast of the Sacrifice—marks the end of the Hajj; pilgrims spend the night...
by Ahmed Younis | Aug 13, 2013 | Media
If only Al-Mutanabi was in Khartoum on the morning of the first day of Eid to rewrite his poem “Eid! In what [sorry] state do you return, Eid!” The bitter irony of the poem is nothing compared to the current state of the Sudanese during Eid this year. They face rising...