Kabul, Kandahar – The Taliban claimed on Saturday an insider attack by an Afghan commando that left three American Troops dead US and Afghan officials said. One US soldier was wounded in the incident. Nangarhar provincial spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told AFP the Afghan commando had opened fir
Beirut – Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Saturday that stability and economic development could not be achieved in the absence of security. “There can be no stability, economic growth or job opportunities without security,” Hariri said, adding: “Security does not tolerate the duality of
Tripoli – Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan leader Moammar, was released from captivity, Libyan sources revealed. The Abu Bakr al-Sadiq Brigade, a militia that controls the town of Zintan in western Libya, said Seif al-Islam was freed late on Friday, under an amnesty law promulgated by
French President Emmanuel Macron is eyeing a victory in the parliamentary elections kicked off on Sunday. His Republique en Marche (Republic on the Move, REM) party, which he only founded 14 months ago, needs a clear majority in the National Assembly for him to push through the reforms he promised i
Tunis – The Tunisian authorities have given all charity organizations in the country a month to submit a statement on the foreign donations and grants that they receive. The Tunisian government of Prime Minister Yousef Chahed is seeking through this measure to crack down on the suspicious activities
Beirut – Over 50 Syrian families residing in the northeastern Lebanese border town of Arsal have decided to return to their war-torn country. Deputy Arsal municipal chief Rima Karnaby explained that safe passage has been provided to the refugees, whose security was provided by the Lebanese army. Som
Tehran, Erbil – Iran voiced on Saturday its opposition to the independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan Region that was called for by Kurdish authorities earlier this week. It joins the Iraqi government and Turkey who have both rejected the vote. “Iran’s principal position is to support
Ramallah – Hamas has rejected a request by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to reveal the fate of Israeli soldiers that have gone missing in the movement-controlled Gaza Strip. Hamas spokesman Abdul Latif al-Qanou said: “The case of Israeli soldier prisoners is in the hands of the
Cairo – A number of countries in the region could be faced with a new terrorist wave after they severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, warned media aide to the Egyptian Interior Minister warned Tariq Atiya. “The security agencies have raised their alert level throughout the country in anticipation of a
Ramallah – The Hamas movement announced that its officials and affiliates were ready to leave the Qatari capital Doha in what appears to be a precursor to the movement lessening its presence there. Hamas justified its decision by saying that it wants to avoid Arab disputes, calling for ending them w
Manila – US Special Operations Forces entered Saturday on the line of the Marawi battle in south the Philippines, currently controlled by militants allied to ISIS. A US embassy spokesperson in Manila told Reuters that, at the request of the Philippines government, special operations forces wer
Riyadh – Documents obtained by Asharq Al-Awsat prove that the Qatar-based Sheikh Eid al Thani Charity (“Eid Charity”) was involved in financing and supporting the Lebanon-based Fatah al-Islam members and had also helped in the fracture between the group and the Palestinian Fatah al
Because Gulf warnings to the fellow neighbor were incessant for 21 years and the violation of pledges and agreements continued, confusion still prevails in Doha following the storm of cutting ties by neighboring countries and several others. Qatar deemed this (sovereign) measure a hostile one, then
London – The ringleader of the London attack last weekend tried to rent a 7.5-ton truck, British police have said, indicating the attackers were looking to carry out a larger-scale assault. The UK has thwarted five plots since the Westminster attacks in March, said London police chief Cressida
Beirut – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) achieved on Saturday new advances in Raqqa by controlling new positions in the west, north and east of the city following fierce battles with ISIS militants. Meanwhile, reports said a tribal delegation representing the terrorist organization in Raqqa
London – Yemen’s Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Nasir Baoum said that no matter how much cholera is treated, the disease cannot disappear completely given the poor sanitary conditions in the country. A statistical medical report shared between world health organizations sho
The first shipment drugs donated by the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid to treat cholera epidemic arrived in Aden as part of the support provided by the Center to the Yemeni people in various areas of life. A number of patients and doctors working in the hospital expressed their t
Russian law enforcement agencies have detained a senior official at state technology corporation Rusnano on suspicion of misusing company funds, an investigative committee said on Saturday. Andrei Gorkov, a managing director at Rusnano’s investment division, is suspected of placing the company
New York – Chimpanzees do not deserve the same rights as people, a New York state appeals court unanimously concluded, as it refused to order the release of two of the animals to a primate sanctuary. The 5-0 decision is the latest defeat for the Nonhuman Rights Project and its lawyer Steven Wi
Niger said on Saturday it had recalled its ambassador to Qatar in solidarity with Arab countries that have cut ties with Doha over allegations it sponsors Islamist militants and Iran. Some African countries have cautiously come out in support of attempts to isolate Qatar. Mauritania, an Arab League
