Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55374849
Caption:

Iraqi forces backed by tribal militias during battle to retake a village from ISIS on the eastern bank of the river Tigris, Iraq December 7, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/Files

Iraqi Military Installs New Floating Bridge across Tigris River

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 23, 2017 | Middle East

Iraqi military engineers installed a new floating bridge across the Tigris river on Wednesday, reconnecting the two halves of Mosul to facilitate troop deployments ahead of a final assault to dislodge ISIS militiamen. All five bridges connecting the two sides of the...

Media ID: 55356218
Caption:

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud signs the Paris Agreement on climate change at the U.N. headquarters. Reuters

Somali President: Iran Threatens Arab Security, Hence Ties Were Cut

by Ali Helni | Aug 11, 2016 | Interviews

Mogadishu-Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud will be completing his fourth year in power next September. In his term, Somalia shared the world many political and security turbulences. His Excellency had fought fierce political battles, and survived many...