by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Dec 11, 2016 | Opinion
There are more than 70,000 Iranian troops in Syria and some estimates are double that figure. These troops include militias that the Iranian regime brought in from throughout the region and whose expenses it pays for. They have been fighting to gain control of Aleppo...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 25, 2016 | Middle East
London- A suicide bombing south of Baghdad claimed by ISIS has killed at least 70 people, mainly Iranian pilgrims returning from Karbala, as Iraqi forces battle to retake Mosul from the jihadists. Thursday’s huge truck bomb blast ripped through a petrol station...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 1, 2016 | Middle East
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and opposition websites, dozens of people were killed and wounded in the heaviest bombing on the city of Idlib since the beginning of the truce in Syria on the 27th of February. While the Russian Defence Ministry...
by Tariq Alhomayed | Mar 7, 2016 | Opinion
The UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said that the fate of Bashar Al-Assad will be determined by the Syrians and not foreigners. In an interview with TV channel France 24, he said “Can’t we leave the Syrians to actually decide on that? Why...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 22, 2016 | World
An American official acquainted with negotiations concerning the prisoner exchange deal with the Iranian authorities informed CNN on Wednesday that Washington prepared a plane to take the 7 Iranians who received pardons from the White House to Iran. However, the...
