by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 3, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
Nimr Baqr Al-Nimr, commonly referred to as Sheikh Nimr, was an independent Shiite Sheikh in Al-Awamiyah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. He was popular among youth and critical of the Saudi Arabian government. He was executed by the Saudi forces on Jan. 2 at the age...
Tens of thousands of Egyptians packing Tahrir Square in 2011, with Islamist groups dominating the demonstration. (Khaled Desouki / AFP)
by Saha al-Sharqawi | Jan 17, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat – A female entertainment artist has entered the political fray in Egypt thanks to a satirical video clip that has aroused the anger of the country’s Islamist political trends. YouTube has lately been inundated with video clips satirizing Egypt’s...
