Taiz- Local sources located in the Dhamar Governorate of Yemen revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that an estimated $800,000 (200,000,000 YER) was pillaged from the governorate’s Zakat return. As one of the Five Pillars of Islam, zakat is a form of alms-giving and religious tax in Islam and a religious obl
While “Nusra Front” from al-Qaeda and some other factions are fighting ISIS near Manbij, ISIS’s has lost the control over it on 6 June facing a Kurdish militia supported by Washington. The latest developments raised arguments on a possible converge and coordination between ISIS and Qaeda represented
Beirut-Syrian doctor Zahed Qaterji, 29, known in the city of Aleppo in northern Syria by the name of “Hamza Khatib” has just finished his 240-hour shift of continuous relief at Al Quds Hospital, which is located in an area controlled by the opposition. The number of the current medical c
Beirut-Lebanon is expected to witness this week several political developments that are set to affect the presidential elections and the work of the government in the coming months. The rival leaders are scheduled to hold on Tuesday the 19th National Dialogue session, and the joint parliamentary com
Regardless the aspects of strength and weakness, did ISIS become a trend that encourages killing, in the name of religion, welfare, justice and humanity to love and sex, which encouraged many European women to join the organization, seeking a secure, strong Muslim marriage, or to fight defending the
A 19-year-old British man arrested at a weekend Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas tried to grab a police officer’s gun so he could kill the presumptive Republican presidential nominee after planning an assassination for about a year, according to authorities. U.S. Secret Service agents said Mich
Riyadh-While some of the major powers see that terrorism standards apply to ISIS and al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front in Syria, other powers, mainly Russia, believe that different factions and organizations, including Ahrar al-Sham, should also be considered terrorists. Below, you will find a brief re
ISIS launched a counter attack against fighters trying to capture the Syrian city of Manbij on Monday, inflicting heavy casualties on the U.S.-backed forces, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the militants said. The monitor said that extremist militants won back three villages south of the
Croatia’s soccer federation has been handed a suspended ban from selling tickets to ruffians and given a 100,000 euros ($113,190) fine after their team’s supporters caused quite the crowd turmoil at Euro 2016, UEFA said on Monday. The Croatian federation (HNS) was charged with “cro
The debate about whether Britain should stay in the European Union or exit it is raging and has even claimed the life of the young Labour MP Jo Cox who was shot and stabbed. This was the price she paid for defending refugees and vulnerable people’s rights, and the European solidarity that no l
The European Union was divided on Monday over how to end a stalemate with Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine. Britain, on one hand, called for governments to maintain their tough stance, while Slovakia said the current sanctions policy was unsound. France reiterated the West’s position that the
London-The pound and global stock markets surged Monday as both opinion polls and betting markets suggested an increase in support for Britain to remain in the European Union in the final crunch week of the vote. The death of a pro-Europe lawmaker in a gun and knife attack last week may have sapped
Days after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for greater freedom of expression in the media, authorities shut down on Monday the Ghanoon newspaper for criticizing the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the newspaper said in a statement on its website. Ghanoon said it been shut by the j
Dubai- Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has said that the annual Dubai Investment Forum has proven successful in presenting a model for the future of strategic sustainable investment, bringing together government departm
Washington-U.S. theme park Company Six Flags Entertainment Corporation plans to expand to Saudi Arabia. “We’re very honored to be provided with an opportunity to enter into a partnership to bring Six Flags to the kingdom … Our parks can provide the entertainment to which Saudis asp
Tel Aviv- London- Researchers, in a groundbreaking discovery, developed a photodynamic treatment which targets and terminates early stage prostate cancer tumors within 90 min. The treatment, discovered by two Weizmann Institute professors, has been developed and tested at the Steba biotech in Luxemb
Cairo – Arab Diplomatic sources revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will be visiting Kuwait in the upcoming days. Ki-moon is expected to be informed of the latest updates of the inter-Yemeni peace talks in Kuwait. This will be Ki Moon’s last visit to t
Brussels- Brussels central train station was evacuated for about an hour on Sunday because of a suspicious suitcase amid heightened security fears in the Belgian capital after a huge anti-terror operation led to three men being charged with terrorism offences. The suitcase later turned out to be a f
The future of over 50 thousand of displaced citizens from Mosul is still unknown as they remain in captivity in al-Hawl Refugee Camp on the international borders between Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Kurdistan region. Iraqi Member of Parliament of Nineveh Intisar al-Jabbouri said that technically the disp
London- United States Department of Defense and National Security Council executives have been keeping a close eye at Russian President Vladimir Putin watching his every move and anticipating the next Russian step in Syria. In Washington’s official evaluation of Putin’s moves, Russia has proven very
