London,Riyadh- Saudi Arabia took regulatory measures against 171 internal and external bank accounts, as part of its ongoing campaign to combat terrorist financing. Security Spokesperson at the Saudi Interior Ministry General Mansour al-Turki revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that Saudi Arabia p
Cairo-ISIS’s Libyan stronghold in the city of Sirte appeared to be on the verge of falling to militia fighters loyal to Libya’s new Western-backed government. Pro-government forces made an unexpectedly rapid advance into the city and Libyan government officials predicted that ISIS militants wo
20 people including at least 13 civilians have died on Saturday when two bombs including one suicidal, rocked the Sayyida Zeinab area in Damascus, according to the latest count issued by the Syrian Observatory For Human Rights (SOHR). Head of SOHR Rami Abdulrahman told Agence France Press (AFP) that
Ottawa – A Canadian court has condemned the Iranian regime for supporting terrorism by issuing a decision to seize the assets of Iranians living in Canada and hand them to the families of victims who died in attacks orchestrated by Tehran and executed by the so-called Lebanese Hezbollah party
Iraqi troops staged on Sunday an offensive against ISIS positions south of Mosul, which is the largest city under militant control. The step came as the U.S.-led coalition intensified its campaign against the militants on multiple fronts across their self-proclaimed caliphate. Officers involved in t
The appointment of Hani al-Mulki to preside the Jordanian cabinet came during a critical economic stage in the country which currently suffers from incidents around, like borders’ closure in Syria and Iraq, and the flow of Syrian refugees. The Jordanian King Abdullah II may have appointed Al-Mulki t
Pictures captured by drones show massive devastation in Aleppo, the economic capital of Syria and its second largest city. Same as in Homs and Jobar in Damascus, the pictures of these three cities reveal the painful scene of Syria caused by war and by five years of aggressive bombing that destroyed
For his part, Dr. Nasser Baaoum, Yemeni Minister of Health and member of the supreme committee for relief, acknowledged the spent efforts of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on supporting Yemen saying: “the center provided aid to the needy people in the f
Thousands of demonstrators gathered up forming a human chain along the perimeter of a U.S. Air Force Base in southwest Germany on Saturday in protest against drone operations staged by the United States. The demonstration was organized by the alliance “Stop Ramstein – No Drone War”
In another counterterrorism step taken by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia security spokesman of the Interior Ministry stated that fundraising without acquiring a permit from accredited authorities represents a clear violation of national regulations. In a statement to Saudi Press agency (SPA), the spoke
Jeddah – Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammed al-Suwaiyil said that privatizing Saudi Postal will start at the beginning of 2017. Suwaiyil was speaking at a joint press conference held by three ministers to talk about the National Transformation Plan (NTP) which inclu
Cairo-British voters, twelve days from now, will have the final say on whether the Brexit will take place or not. The thought of Britain leaving the EU started off as a small aspiration longed for by a group of politicians; However, it has become a possible reality with the voters’ indecision and th
Hosts France enjoyed a stunning start to Euro 2016 as Dimitri Payet’s superb last-gasp strike bailed out Les Bleus in a 2-1 victory over Romania at the Stade de France on a peaceful night in the capital on Friday. The least to be said is that Payet was France’s standout performer during the wh
A California man was sentenced to 32 months in prison Friday for conspiring to skirt U.S. sanctions against Syria by sending tactical military equipment to jihadists in the war-torn country. Amin al-Baroudi, 50, a Syrian-born naturalized U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty in January to purchasing tens of
Information obtained by Asharq Al-Awsat reveals that Saudi citizens have become more cooperative in the fight against terrorism and extremism, and have submitted 228 reports related to funding terrorism and money laundering crimes to the relevant authorities during the past five years. Lawsuits have
London – Thousands gathered as boxing legend Muhammed Ali is laid to rest in his hometown in Louisville, Kentucky. Ali died last week at the age of 74. Muhammed Ali returned an emperor to the town he grew in, where black people were banned from attending public places. The funeral procession started
London-Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada was officially assigned Emir to the Taliban, Afghanistan last month. Scholars and clerics of the fundamentalist group assigned Akhundzada replacing his predecessor Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who was killed by a U.S. drone strike. Brought into leadership in his 50’s, A
Cairo – Security forces aligned with Libya’s unity government took control of Sirte port; ISIS stronghold west Tripoli. Forces targeted, with heavy artillery, ISIS locations around Ouagadougou conference center. Libyan military sources said that U.S. warplanes raided on ISIS locations in Sirte. Liby
ISIS militants claimed responsibility for a double bomb attack near the Syrian capital on Saturday killed at least eight people and wounded over a dozen others in the latest assault to hit the predominantly Shi’ite area in recent months, state TV and an opposition activist group said. Syrian State T
Latin American media reports confirmed that there are more than 100 sleeper cells affiliated to the Lebanese Hezbollah in Latin America and that they are spreading in the Triple Frontier; the tri-border between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay and in other areas on the Venezuelan-Columbian border wher
