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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When Economics Failed

When people come up to me and declare that economists are charlatans, they usually mention how economists failed to predict the Great Recession. This is true. No mainstream macroeconomic model of the day managed to anticipate that the largest, longest economic downturn since the Great Depression was

Mosul Doctors Treat their Own Relatives, Neighbors

Athbah, Iraq- At the Athbah field hospital south of Mosul most of the medical staff is from the war-torn Iraqi city and each one of the victims they treat could be a relative or a neighbor. Doctor Faruq Abdulkader, 29, is treating a teenager who is writhing in pain but was relatively lucky. “T

Israel Planned Arrest, Deportation of Arafat in 2002

Tel Aviv – Israel planned to arrest former Palestinian President, the late Yasser Arafat, and deport him from the West Bank in 2002, a former high-ranking Israeli official revealed Friday. Former Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said he and then Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had planned the

Pyongyang Hosts South Korea in Football Qualifier

Pyongyang – South Korea’s women’s football team played a qualifier in Pyongyang on Friday in the first ever competitive football match between the two neighboring countries hosted by the North. The AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifier ended in a 1-1 draw before a packed crowd at the 40,000-pl

Tunisia Issues USD50 Million International Bonds

Tunisia – The Committee of Finance, Planning and Development approved the Ministry of Finance request relating to a debenture loan to be issued by the Central Bank of Tunisia (CBT) worth USD500 million, insured by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Tunisia has been

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The Chemical Attack a Test for Trump

Regardless that it is prohibited under any circumstances, we couldn’t find a reasonable justification for the Syrian regime use of chemical weapons against civilians in Idlib. The regime forces were not in a critical point there, the targeted site is not a strategic gain to the civil war and it is u