by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 20, 2017 | Middle East
Tel Aviv – Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s bureau chief Yoav Horowitz have requested that the Jewish National Fund (JNF) help raise 4 billion Israeli Shekel ($1.14 billion) for defense and military budget. An audio recording of a secret session held...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 20, 2017 | Middle East
Iraqi forces took control of Altun Kupri on Friday, the last district in Kirkuk still in the hands of Kurds, following a three-hour battle, security sources said. The town is 50 km far from the city of Erbil, the largest city in the Kurdistan region. Kurdish forces...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 20, 2017 | Middle East
A suspected US drone strike targeting a car killed three alleged Al-Qaeda members, including a leader in the southern Yemen province of Abyan, local officials said Friday. They said the strike was carried out late Thursday in the Sumaa area of the province, engulfing...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 20, 2017 | Middle East
The defeat of ISIS in its Syrian bastion of Raqqa was a “historic” achievement, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces that led the months-long battle said Friday, adding the city would be part of decentralized Syria. “We dedicate this historic...
by Youssef Diab | Oct 20, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- Five years have passed since the assassination of the head of the Information Branch of the Internal Security Forces, Brigadier General Wissam al-Hassan, and judicial and security investigations still have no evidence on the identity of the perpetrators and...
by Heba El Koudsy and Moaz al-Omari | Oct 20, 2017 | Middle East
Washington- A US military official has revealed his country’s intention to form forces to send them to the Arab region to help counter Iranian threats. “The United States wants to help the Arab countries deal with Iranian threats,” said General Joseph Votel,...
