by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 25, 2016 | Middle East
Gaza – Seems like the Shi’ite movement al-Sabrin is on the verge of collapse, as it is facing unexpected choices. Sabrin was formed in Gaza five years ago by Islamic Jihad Movement high-ranking defectors and received unlimited support from Iran. The movement was...
by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Aug 1, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s Salafist Al-Nour Party does not intend to join any political alliance ahead of parliamentary elections set to be held later this year, party leader Younes Makhioun told Asharq Al-Awsat. “The Nour Party is among the most powerful parties...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 17, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—A double suicide bombing rocked the Lebanese city of Sidon on Sunday, the first time suicide bombers have targeted the Lebanese military. One soldier was killed and two others wounded as a result, according to the Lebanese authorities. The four...
by Catherine Shakdam | Nov 27, 2013 | Majalla Blogs
As clashes in Dammaj, in the northern province of Saada, intensify, officials in the Yemeni capital are growing more and more worried about the impact that sectarian tensions will have on Yemen’s fragile political transition. This is all the more worrying because the...
by Arafat Madabish | Nov 15, 2013 | Middle East
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) evacuated 40 people wounded in recent clashes from Saada governorate on Thursday following mediation by United Nations envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar. Shi’ite Houthi and Salafist...
