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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Russia Challenges US in Training Kurds

Beirut – After proving its effectiveness in fighting ISIS in several northern and northeastern Syrian areas, Moscow on Monday entered the line of supporting Kurds, therefore, competing with the military support that the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) are receiving from the Washington-

King Salman Chairs Saudi National Cabinet Session

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired a national cabinet session in Riyadh on Monday, said the Saudi Press Agency SPA. The session started with King Salman briefing the cabinet on outcomes of Asian tour. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman had concluded a month-long Asian tour to build ties

War in Space Is Becoming a Real Threat

Among the memorabilia in Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein’s office is a fragment of the Wright brothers’ first airplane. But the most intriguing items may be two small plastic satellites on sticks that can be maneuvered to simulate a dogfight in space. Space is now a potential battle zon

IsDB Draws Roadmap to Enlist the Poor in Production

London – Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) President Bandar Hajjar has launched a roadmap to resolve social and economic problems that are facing the world. “Confronting poverty is not restricted to providing food, clothes and housing but transforming the poor to a productive individual,” Hajjar

The Man Who Brought Winds of Change

Sometimes, places increase a journalist’s curiosity. We were at the People’s Palace in Beijing in front of the famous Tiananmen Square and close to the mausoleum of Mao Zedong at the lunch hosted by President Xi Jinping in honor of his guest, King Salman bin Abdulaziz. I could have talke

May: UK to Trigger Exit from EU on March 29

Prime Minister Theresa May announced on Monday that Britain will formally trigger its exit from the European Union on March 29. “The UK’s permanent representative to the EU informed the office of (European Union President) Donald Tusk that it’s the UK’s intention to trigger A

Policeman Killed in West Bank Refugee Camp Clash

A Palestinian policeman was killed on Monday in a shootout at a refugee camp in the West Bank, the official Wafa news agency reported. A murder suspect killed Hassan Ali al-Hajj in a shootout that broke out in the densely populated Palestinian refugee camp of Balata, in the Israeli-occupied city of

Saudi Arabia Launches “A Nation without Violators”

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia has launched “A Nation Without Violations” campaign to give residency and labor law violators the chance to leave the country without having to pay penalties. The campaign was approved by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nay

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Trump Eyes Fund for Guantanamo Upgrade

Washington- US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that the Guantanamo Bay prison will not be shut down and reiterated over the weekend a campaign pledge for putting ISIS “bad dudes” in the detention center in Cuba. Reuters news agency said that Trump is asking Congress to give the Pentagon a