by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Aug 8, 2017 | Middle East
Riyadh- In a rare confession, Hassan Zaid, a “minister” of youth and sports working with the Houthis, said he had asked the head of the so-called Supreme Political Council, Saleh al-Samad, to assassinate President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi while he was placed under house...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 31, 2017 | World
Four men accused of plotting to bring down a plane planned to use poisonous gas or a crude bomb disguised as a meat mincer, reports said Monday, as stricter screening of passengers and luggage at Australian airports stayed in place indefinitely. The ramped up security...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 15, 2016 | World
SYDNEY – Five men were detained by Australia’s police suspected of planning to travel to Syria to join ISIS through a small motor boat that was supposed to take them to Indonesia and the Philippines before they proceed with their journey. Neither of the men had...
by Osman Mirghani | May 22, 2013 | Opinion
The nature of the relationship between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood will determine many issues in Egypt. In spite of all the statements that have been issued to the contrary, there is every indication that the silent standoff between the military and the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 23, 2013 | World
Toronto, Reuters—Canadian police have arrested two men and charged them with plotting to derail a Toronto-area passenger train in an operation that they say was backed by Al-Qaeda elements in Iran. “Had this plot been carried out, it would have resulted in...
