by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 20, 2017 | Middle East
Terror group ISIS on Saturday claimed responsibility for two suicide bombings that ravaged Baghdad and southern Iraq by taking the lives of over 30 people and wounding dozens, said local officials. The bombings, which hit Iraq the previous night, came as Iraqi forces...
by Ali Ibrahim | May 27, 2015 | Opinion
It must be admitted that the idea of suicide bombings is intimidating in itself. It contradicts our human nature and instincts of self-preservation. Suicide bombings do not take place in battlefields; instead their perpetrators sneak around among safe, civilian...
by Paula Astih | Jun 26, 2014 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon’s vital tourism sector will not be affected by the latest unrest in the country, Tourism Minister Michel Pharaon told Asharq Al-Awsat. A spate of attacks has rocked Lebanon in recent weeks, with the latest a suicide bombing at a Beirut...
by Fares Al-Sharifi | Mar 18, 2013 | Middle East
Basra, Asharq Al-Awsat—Basra, southern Iraq’s largest city and the country’s only seaport on the Gulf, was subjected to two simultaneous terrorist attacks yesterday, leaving 10 dead and 18 wounded according to security and medical sources. Ali Al-Maliki, head of the...
