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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‘Reform’ Isn’t the Answer for Everything

Nearly a decade after the global financial crisis, the recovery remains disappointing and nothing — neither massive fiscal stimulus, nor record-low rates, nor generous injections of liquidity by central banks — seems to be helping. Policymakers from Washington to London to Tokyo all seem

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The Case for Cluelessness

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has maintained the freeze on the presidential order. Its reasoning is concise and accessible, and deserves wide reading. The ruling didn’t break any constitutional ground and it didn’t clarify anything that was previously unclear. It also did

Canadian PM Urges European Union to Approve CETA

Brussels – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be joining the European Parliament in Strasbourg this week. He will deliver a formal speech to MEPs on the EU-Canada relationship on Thursday. Trudeau will be the first Canadian prime minister to address the European Parliament. The European Par

Hamas Elects Yahya Sinwar New Leader in Gaza Strip

Ramallah – Hamas has elected Yahya Sinwar, a senior commander of the Ezzedine Qassam Brigades, as its next leader in the Gaza Strip. Sinwar is set to replace Ismail Haniye and Khaled Meshaal. Media outlets reported that Sinwar,55, was elected as the head of the political bureau with Khalil Hayya as

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‘Top’ ISIS Iraqi Sniper Tells his Story

Mosul – Despite his young age, Mohammed Ahmed of Ibrahim Khalil village in Mosul was one of ISIS’ most dangerous snipers. Shortly after ISIS took over Mosul city in June 2014, Ahmed, 14, joined the terrorist organization and began his training on all types of weapons. His skills developed rapidly un

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ISIS Uses Women, Children as Human Shields

Cairo – Strategic Security Experts in Egypt said that ISIS has decided to execute all people who try to escape from the territories of the alleged Caliphate in Syria and Iraq – all ISIS’s execution operations have been implemented in public places to intimidate all people who may think t

Germany Witnesses Economic Boom due to Refugees Inflow

London – German economy has been positively affected by the arrival of 1.1 million refugees to the country in 2015 and 2016. GDP has reached 1.9 percent in 2016, compared to an average of 1.4 percent in the previous years, according to recent figures issued by Germany’s Federal Statistics Office. Ec

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Saudi-Turkish Summit in Riyadh Today

Riyadh – A Saudi-Turkish summit headed by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosque King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected in Riyadh on Tuesday to discuss the special joint relations between the two countries. Late on Monday, Erdogan arrived to Saudi Ar