by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 6, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—One day after the removal of Egypt’s first democratically-elected president Mohamed Mursi, the Al-Dawa Al-Salafiya (Salafist Call) organization called on Islamist supporters of the deposed president to leave Egypt’s squares and streets and...
by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jun 2, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Salafist leaders in Egypt called for an urgent meeting to discuss the recent escalation of tensions between their followers and the Muslim Brotherhood following the recent detention of a Salafist politician. It will also consider taking legal...
by Mohamed Al-Daameh | May 17, 2013 | Middle East
Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—Muhammad Al-Mawmani, the Jordanian minister of information and communications, said that the Jordanian Armed Forces and border security forces are fully prepared to defend the borders and safeguard the country’s security and stability....
by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 16, 2013 | Opinion
“If you are fools, try stopping us!” This is the title of a campaign being led by an extremist Islamist group in Tunisia. By “fools,” the group is referring to the Islamist Ennahda party and its government. The paradox is that Ennahda Islamists doubt the presence of...
by Arafat Madabish | May 12, 2013 | Middle East
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Armed confrontations erupted in the eastern and northern regions of Yemen, as Houthi militias took control of a number of mosques in the city of Sa’dah. According to a local source who spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat on the condition of...
