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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Trump Praises China for Helping on North Korea Crisis

Tokyo – US President Donald Trump has hailed China for assisting the US in exerting pressure on North Korea. In an interview with Fox News aired on Tuesday, Trump talked about his strong relations with Chinese President Xi Jinping and explained the reason behind dropping his past criticism of the As

Cows Enjoy Maternity Leave in Germany

London- Cows in Germany benefit from a three-month maternity leave to take care of their offsprings. Head of De Oeko Melkburen, a dairy that produces organic milk and yoghurts, Hans Moeller says “every calf needs its mother”, therefore, he allowed his cows to have the maternity leave. He added that

Google Earth Re-Invented for New Era

Google on Tuesday launched a re-imagined version of its free Earth mapping service, weaving in storytelling and artificial intelligence and freeing it from apps. “This is our gift to the world,” Google Earth director Rebecca Moore said while giving AFP an early look at the new version of

The US War against ISIS

Listening to his campaign rhetoric, the last thing you would expect Donald Trump to do as president would be to escalate a ground war in the Middle East. He won the Republican nomination last year by campaigning against both George W. Bush’s war in Iraq and Barack Obama’s war in Libya. B

Egyptian Authorities Thwart New Terrorist Plot

Cairo – Egyptian Security authorities announced it thwarted the biggest terrorist plot to target several churches and Christian Coptic officials in the governorates of the Delta following the two churches attack in Tanta and Alexandria. Security sources said that the terrorist cell that was arrested

World

Donald Trump: From Syria to Korea

North Korea’s Foreign Minister yearns for the former US President Barack Obama. He said in his latest statement that through his tweets and statements, President Donald Trump seems evil. Iran’s Supreme Leader shares the same feeling and believes Trump’s presidency is a bad turn of events. When the U

Turkish Helicopter Crashes in Southeast

A helicopter carrying 12 people crashed in eastern Turkey, security sources said on Tuesday. A Turkish police helicopter crashed in the province of Tunceli, but the cause of the crash was unknown, added the source. The helicopter disappeared 10 minutes after taking off from the town of Pulumur, in T