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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NAC: ‘Russia Thwarted Attack near French Embassy’

Moscow- Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) said there is a drop in terrorist activity in Russia. NAC said on Tuesday that the country “liquidated” more than 140 alleged terrorists working in Russia in 2016. Igor Kulyagin, first deputy director for the NAC, said at a press briefing in M

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British House of Commons to Discuss EU’s Brexit

London – Members of British parliament started debating the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill in parliament on Tuesday. The legislation would give Prime Minister Theresa May the power to invoke article 50 and start two years of negotiations to leave the EU. The House of Commons will d

Opinion: Trump, Iran and Mixing Issues

We have wasted many years by not differentiating between our interests and those of Iran and by not differentiating between true causes and fake ones. Iran’s regime has succeeded in exploiting our issues; the Palestinian issue and Arab and Muslim issues, and it has used them to achieve its aim

Bloody Struggle among Comrades in Aden

Washington- CIA archive declassified documents on People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen, previously known as South Yemen in the seventies and eighties of the past century. Any researcher specialized in Yemeni affairs will come to realize that this region was almost shut in front of the U.S. in

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Will Saudi Arabia Negotiate with Iran?

The reply to the question in the title above is: maybe, but! To explain the answer, one must understand the Iranian motives to want to engage in dialogue with Saudi Arabia now. It is evident from latest statements of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif, the importance of Saudi-Iranian coop

Sri Lanka: Modest Jungles that Cleanse Your Soul

Beirut- Stories people may hear from those who visited Sri Lanka would not be enough to become familiar with the country that has been often misjudged. To discover the unique touristic side of Sri Lanka, you should visit it personally. Silan, a virgin island, has maintained its gorgeous nature with