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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Morocco Shuts Down Gulen-Linked Schools

Rabat- Morocco’s Ministry of National Education has officially shut down all schools associated with the Fethullah Gulen, who is the alleged architect of the July 15 failed coup attempt against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. All students affected by the close down of the Gulen institutions

Crown Prince Receives U.S. Senator McCain

Riyadh – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior received at Al-Yamamah Palace on Tuesday Member of the United States Senate Senator John McCain. During the meeting, they discussed a number of issues of common concern, including enhancing cooperati

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Extensive Efforts to Solve ‘Geneva 4’ Knots

Geneva – Diplomatic sources in Geneva told Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday that representatives from the so-called Syria Support Group would first hold an intra-meeting before sitting with U.N. special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura in an effort to solve the knots blocking the upcoming negotiat

‘Best of Russia – 2016’ in Pictures

Moscow- A new edition of the photography contest themed “Best of Russia – 2016” has kicked off in Moscow. Launched in 2008, this contest is a photography exhibition that focuses on featuring all the country’s aspects of life through photographs. The Russian Federation is characterized with a unique

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Yemen Launches Polio Vaccination Drive

Yemen announced on Tuesday that it launched a major polio vaccination campaign amid fears the disease could reappear in the war-ravaged nation. Yemen was declared polio-free in 2009, but experts say conflict-affected countries are particularly at risk of outbreaks because of disruption to their heal

Six Years into Syria’s Revolution

Listening to UN envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura and following the ongoing infighting raging in Aleppo, Idlib and Hamah provinces between the ‘Islamist’ armed opposition groups, are enough to uncover the terrible conspiracy that seems to have succeeded in putting down the uprising of the Syrian mas

Here Is How to Fend Off a Hijacking of Home Devices

MODERN homes today are getting internet-connected light bulbs, thermostats, TVs and speakers. So with a simple voice command or the touch of a button on our smartphones, we can set the temperature, turn on a light or prepare the TV to record a program. What could go wrong? A lot more than most peopl

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Iraqi Forces Close in on Mosul Airport

Erbil –Iraqi forces are closing in on Mosul airport, just south of Mosul, after dislodging ISIS militants from a nearby hill in Bouyoussif town, a key village overlooking Mosul’s airport. A number of civilians in the area called for aid during a phone call with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper as the