Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Houthi militants stormed the office of the governor of Al-Hudaydah in western Yemen on Sunday, a security source told Asharq Al-Awsat, as chaos and instability continued to grip the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country. Speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of repris
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested 135 terror suspects, including 26 foreign nationals, on charges of plotting to carry out terrorist attacks inside the Kingdom, according to the Ministry of Interior. During a press conference on Sunday, the ministry’s spokesman Mansou
Doha, Asharq Al-Awsat—Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states will discuss adopting a unified position in support of Egypt’s counter terrorism efforts in the Sinai Peninsula at this week’s annual meeting, a GCC source told Asharq Al-Awsat. The two-day summit in Doha, scheduled to begin
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat— Tribal fighters battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) for control of the disputed city of Hit in Iraq’s western Anbar province warned on Sunday that they were running critically short of ammunition. “The arms and ammunition that we possess to fight ISIS
Srinagar, Reuters—Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took his political campaign to the troubled northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, promising jobs and water supplies to win support in a region at the heart of nearly seven decades of hostility with Pakistan. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata
The Gulf Cooperation Council’s upcoming Doha Summit will go ahead at its scheduled time and place. It has not been postponed or relocated to another country. It is taking place after an important part of the difference of opinion that split Qatar from its sister states of Saudi Arabia, the UAE
How do we frame protests in New York and other American cities against excessive police violence towards the African-American community, and particularly the youth, in light of the unrest and deteriorating security situation that is taking place in our own region? We have seen countless protests in
Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—There has been much debate recently among Saudi scribes over the role modern technology is playing in the centuries-old art of Arabic calligraphy. Some artists see modern technology as their sworn enemy and a tool for the destruction and distortion of their work, while others
Legazpi, Philippines, AP—Typhoon Hagupit knocked out power, left at least three people dead and sent nearly 900,000 into shelters before it weakened Sunday, sparing the central Philippines the type of massive devastation that a monster storm brought to the region last year. Shallow floods, damaged s
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libya’s Tobruk parliament is set to officially appoint Gen. Khalifa Haftar as commander-in-chief of Libya’s armed forces, a Libyan minister told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday. Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army group, only recently accepted the authority of prem
Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Any dialogue with Tehran must be based on finding common ground and “credibility, trust and transparency,” Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nizar Bin Obeid Madani said on Saturday. In comments on the sidelines of an international security conference in the Ba
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s Houthi fighters have received shipments of heavy weapons via Red Sea ports under their control, Yemeni government sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday. Militia groups loyal to the Shi’ite movement, which continues to advance in a number of regions acro
Manama, AP—Britain has signed a deal with Bahrain that will bolster the United Kingdom’s military presence in the island nation and give it permanent naval base in the oil-rich Persian Gulf region, officials announced Saturday. The agreement marks a strategic shift for Britain, which formally
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The ongoing battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is having a severe financial and psychological impact on Erbil’s Salahaddin University, university president Dr. Ahmed Enwer Dizeyi said. “We are suffering from a difficult financial situation which al
Dera Ismail Khan, Reuters—A senior member of Al-Qaeda and three other suspected militants were killed in Pakistan on Sunday when a US drone attacked a house they were in, Pakistani military officials and Taliban said. The attack came a day after Pakistani forces killed a major Al-Qaeda leader, Adnan
Family-owned companies are among the most significant pillars for the development of the Saudi economy. They account for a significant proportion of the Kingdom’s large and medium-sized enterprises. In previous years, these family-owned businesses have made striking improvements in the way they are
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Interpol issued arrest warrants for more than 40 senior Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated figures, including head of the Doha-based International Union of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi. “Egyptian authorities succeeded in persuading Interpol that these figures are
Manila, Reuters—A powerful typhoon roared into the eastern Philippines on Saturday, bringing lashing rain and strong winds that felled trees, ripped off tin roofs and toppled power lines in areas still bearing the scars of a super typhoon 13 months ago. About 1 million people had already fled to she
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Al-Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, announced Friday that it had executed a Lebanese policeman in retaliation for the Lebanese government’s detention of the wife of one of the groups’ senior commanders. In a video widely distributed on jihadist w
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisian forces have been placed on a state of high alert on the Libya-Tunisia border following reports of clashes between rival Libyan factions close to the frontier on Friday. In comments to Asharq Al-Awsat, Tunisian Foreign Minister Mongi Hamdi said: “Tunisian militar
