Asharq Al-Awsat Editorial

Editorial desk and wire-service reports (AFP, Reuters, AP) as published in the Asharq Al-Awsat English Edition. This archive preserves the original text (2005–2017); attribution appears in the article dateline where provided by the source.

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Rouhani Flirts with Iranian Revolutionary Guards

London – In the third day following his reelection for a second term, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was quick to defuse tension between him and the Revolutionary Guards when he defended the forces’ development of advanced ballistic missiles, an issued he had previously opposed. During his preside

Israel: The Road to Cementing Jewish Fundamentalism

Cairo – Racing the clock ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit, Israel’s Knesset and government advanced the bill declaring its state once-and-for-all a Jewish nation. The Knesset, or the Israeli parliament, had on May 10 given the preliminary approval to a bill draft proposed by the Liku