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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An App Substitutes Contraceptive Pills

London- The European Union (EU) has granted a mobile app medical approval to be used as a contraceptive instead of pills. Natural Cycles is an app that uses body temperature to track a woman’s menstrual cycle and records daily temperature to determine whether users are fertile on any given day. It h

Six Wounded in Shooting, Stabbing Attack in Israel

Ramallah, Gaza – Israeli police arrested a Palestinian man in the West Bank who is accused of staging a shooting and stabbing attack in Petah Tikva in Tel Aviv, which left six people injured. Two women were wounded in the shooting while another man suffered injuries in the other attack, the po

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Trump’s Letter to China’s Xi Eases Tension

Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump wrote a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, saying he was keen on developing a fruitful relationship that benefits both countries, according to the White House. In a statement, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said that Trump has conve

Perils of Doing a De Gaulle in Lebanon

“Lebanon’s De Gaulle!” This was the sobriquet that Parisian political circles used for General Michel Aoun as he arrived in France as an asylum-seeker in 1991. The sobriquet was not totally fanciful. Like De Gaulle, Aoun was a soldier, in his case having one star more than de Gaulle in 1940. Risking

Bahrain Foils Attempt by Terrorists to Flee to Iran

Manama – In two separate operations launched Thursday in Bahrain, the security authorities obstructed prisoners and other fugitives from escaping to Iran, killing 3 of them and arresting 8 others, including a number of prisoners who had earlier escaped the Jau prison. Bahrain’s News Agen

Bloody Day for Turkish Army at Al-Bab Battlefront

Ankara, Beirut- The Turkish Army faced a bloody day Thursday in the countryside of Aleppo, in northern Syria, after a Russian warplane accidentally attacked Turkish soldiers while hitting ISIS positions around al-Bab city, killing three of them and injuring 11 others. The Turkish Armed Forces witnes

Turkey to Accept Partners in Sovereign Wealth Fund

Ankara -The Turkish Government said it will increase contributors to its Sovereign Wealth Fund founded in August, so it includes companies and funds of foreign wealth. Turkish Minister of Finance Naci Agbal told Reuters that banks and foreign sovereign wealth funds are interested in cooperating with