Opinion: The Sudanese Autumn
The Sudanese government’s stance on its relations with South Sudan is both confused and confusing. Three months after signing the cooperation agreement between the two states, feelings of animosity and...
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Bin Laden’s life on the run revealed by Pakistani inquiry
This undated file photo shows al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan.Source: AP Photo Islamabad, Reuters—Osama bin Laden lived in plain sight for almost a decade and was once even pulled over...
View ArticleOpinion: The “Exile” and “Separation” of Syria’s Islamist Groups
In the study of recently formed jihadist groups in Syria, there has been little emphasis on their ideology and declared beliefs. Nor has there been an attempt to analyze them or assess them within the...
View ArticleOpinion: Assad and the jihadists are all extremists
Only a few people in the world would not concede that the regime of Bashar Al-Assad is an extremist one. In fact, those people give justifications not devoid of lies and allegations in order to deny...
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The Women of Al-Qaeda
Somali women carry weapons during a demonstration organized by the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabab group which is fighting the Somali government in Mogadishu, July 5, 2010. (AFP Photo/Abdurashid Abikar)...
View ArticleOpinion: Why are extremists fighting the world?
In Saudi Arabia and some other regional countries, there has been an intellectual, political and security campaign targeting violent extremist groups for at least 10 years now. Despite these efforts,...
View ArticleOpinion: The ISIS Tumor
The consequences of former US President George W. Bush’s war on terror may be responsible somehow, albeit not directly, for the emergence of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). It may...
View ArticleDebate: Iran is confronting Sunni Islamists
Since the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979, the Shi’a Islamist authorities in Tehran have gone to great lengths to carry the banner of the Islamic world. The trouble has so often...
View ArticleDebate: Iran is exploiting Sunni Islamists
Does the understanding that has crystallized between Washington and Tehran over jihadist groups neglect to take into consideration Iran’s regional expansion? Yes, because the stated enmity between the...
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UK, France launch new measures to prevent citizens fighting in Syria
Residents of Strasbourg, France, protest against indoctrination of teenagers for jihad in Syria in this February 8, 2014, file photo. (AFP PHOTO/FREDERICK FLORIN) London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Several...
View ArticleKenya: UK soldier killing suspect arrested in 2010
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Nairobi, AP—A suspect in the savage killing of a British soldier on a London street was arrested in Kenya in … continue reading Kenya: UK soldier killing suspect arrested...
View ArticleOpinion: Jihad With the Iranian Rial!
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Our newspaper published a story about Iran allocating an annual budget for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) organisation after relations … continue reading Opinion:...
View ArticleJabhat Fateh Al-Sham’s Rebranding, Split from Qaeda
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Rabat- Abu Mohammed al-Julani, incumbent emir of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham and a chief opposition leader against Bashar al-Assad regime in … continue reading Jabhat Fateh...
View ArticleCouncil of Senior Scholars in Saudi Arabia Fights Takfir
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Riyadh- Saudi Scholars stated that takfir accusations, the act of declaring someone as kafir (non-believer), have become a misconception that … continue reading Council of...
View ArticleWhy Aleppo’s Evacuation Was No Such Thing
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. The ‘evacuation’ of Aleppo temporarily cast the world’s conscience on Syria once more. Images of civilians choosing between expulsion or … continue reading Why Aleppo’s...
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