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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Libya’s Sarraj, Haftar Meet in Abu Dhabi

East Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar, reversing a previous refusal to engage with the country’s United Nations-backed government, met its head Fayez Sarraj on Tuesday for talks that sources close to Haftar said were positive. Haftar is the dominant figure for factions in eastern Libya

A Chat with a Live Streamer is Yours, for a Price

New York – Andre Rebelo, a 24-year-old YouTube streamer from Vancouver, British Columbia, live-streamed himself playing the game Grand Theft Auto V on his YouTube channel, Typical Gamer, in mid-January. This time, he added something different for his audience. As Mr. Rebelo broadcast his gamep

Promises: Tricks Used by Assad’s Allies

During the years of war and negotiations, Damascus’ regime allies resorted to lessening political pressures on them by selling empty promises. They would say something like: “Don’t worry. We are seriously considering changing Bashar al-Assad and putting an end to the fighting.” Then few weeks later,

Three Policemen Killed in Cairo Attack

Cairo – Egypt’s Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that three policemen were killed and five others injured in a shooting in Cairo late Monday. A statement issued on the ministry’s Facebook page said the attack occurred just before midnight, when armed men in two vehicles shot at police officers in t

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US President Considering Breaking up Big Banks

Washington – US President Donald Trump said he was actively considering breaking up big banks, Bloomberg Television reported on Monday. Trump’s comments could give a push to efforts to revive the Depression-era Glass-Steagall law that separated commercial lending from investment banking.

Egypt’s FM Holds Talks in Uganda on Water Security

Cairo – Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shoukry will hold discussions in Uganda on Tuesday, during a visit aimed at boosting cooperation with Nile Basin countries, according to a ministry statement. The foreign ministry’s spokesperson, Ahmed Abou Zeid, said that Shoukry would deliver a