by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 12, 2017 | World
London- The UK is likely to face an Islamist terrorist threat for the next 30 years, the former head of MI5 has warned. Jonathan Evans, who stepped down as director general of the spy agency in 2013, described the threat as a “generational problem” which will take...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 20, 2017 | World
Philippine aircraft and troops launched on Tuesday a renewed push against Islamist militants entrenched in a southern city, with the aim of clearing the area by the weekend Eid festival, a military spokesman said. The offensive came amid worry that rebel...
by Thaer Abbas | Dec 23, 2016 | Middle East
Beirut – The plan to merge extremist Islamic factions with moderate ones operating in north Syria has not seen light — Ahrar al-Sham and Noureddine Zanki movements stepped back in the project that aims to launch a new entity of 13 factions, a majority of...
by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Apr 8, 2016 | Middle East
Several sources have confirmed that Rifai Taha (Abu Yasser), a leader of the Egyptian Al-Gama’a Al-Islamiyya group, was killed in an American drone strike on the Al-Nusra Front in Syria. More than 20 militants were also killed in the strike. An official at the...
by Monji Saidani | Jul 26, 2013 | Middle East
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Opposition leader Mohammed Brahmi, a member of Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly, was assassinated on Thursday, further escalating tensions in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. According to initial information, Brahmi was shot 11 times outside of...
