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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Al-Bab Liberation Ruins Kurdish Dream of Federal State

Beirut- After the Turkish-backed Euphrates Shield Forces controlled al-Bab city, Syria’s Kurds began to feel that their dream of having a “federal state” has faltered although it was not completely shattered. The latest developments in the battlefield in the Syrian city of al-Bab prevent the Kurds f

Signs of New Regional Alliance

London- It was only last month that political circles in Ankara, Moscow and Tehran were abuzz about a new triple alliance of Turkey, Russia and Iran to end the conflict in Syria and reshape the Middle East. A summit, slated for early March, was supposed to give that alliance an unofficial diplomatic

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For Syrian Refugees, There Is No Going Home

SOUAIRI, Lebanon — In the makeshift tent settlements that dot fields and villages in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, Syrian refugees are digging in, pouring concrete floors, installing underground sewerage and electric wires, and starting businesses and families. What they are not doing is packing up e

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Abadi: Iraq Air Force Struck ISIS Inside Syria

Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Friday that the Iraqi air force struck ISIS positions inside neighboring Syria in retaliation to recent bomb attacks in Baghdad. “We ordered the air force command to strike Daesh terrorist sites in Husseibeh and Albu Kamal, in Syrian territory,&#82

Bahrain: Terrorist Blast Injures Woman

Manama- The Bahraini Interior Ministry tweeted on Thursday that a terrorist blast slightly injured a woman near the Bahraini capital, Manama. The ministry revealed that a woman who happened to be passing in the village of Sanabis was injured, noting that relevant authorities are taking necessary mea