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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40 Takfirists Killed in North Sinai in One Week

Cairo- Cairo Criminal Court has sentenced one of the Egyptians returning from Syria to 25 years in prison on Tuesday after being convicted of joining ISIS and fighting in its ranks. Meanwhile, the same court also sentenced 43 activists to life in prison in a retrial of anti-government protesters who

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London, Washington Push for Promising Trade Deal

Washington – The United States and Britain are negotiating a trade deal that President Donald Trump has described as “very important and promising” in a tweet on Tuesday. “Working on major Trade Deal with the United Kingdom. Could be very big & exciting. JOBS!” Trump tweeted. US Trade Repr

Algeria Joins Gulf Crisis Mediation Efforts

Abu Dhabi – Algeria has joined mediation talks over the Gulf crisis with Qatar, as Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulqader Musahel met on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi with his UAE counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In a statement, the Algerian foreign affairs ministry said that talks

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Trump: Hezbollah is Menace to Lebanon, Region

Washington, Beirut- US President Donald Trump considered during his meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri that Hezbollah “is a menace to the Lebanese state, the Lebanese people, and the entire region.” The US president said “the group continues to increase its military arsenal, which th

Al-Jazeera, IRNA to Strengthen Cooperation

London- Managing Director of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) Mohammad Khodadadi and Al-Jazeera Media Network’s Director General Mostefa Souag have recently met in Doha to discuss ways to develop cooperation between the two media outlets, according to IRNA. During their meeting, Khoddadi and