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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Bauman … Protagonist of Humanity amid Modernity

London- Humanity has never witnessed a phase full of changes like the 20th century with all its miseries, wars, and failed dreams. The best philosopher to explain this century in all its bad incidents accompanied with slogans of development, modernity, and wealth, was Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017), the

Trump Dismisses Russian Report as ‘Phony Stuff’

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday angrily denounced as disgraceful the publishing of claims he had been caught in a compromising position in Russia and said he hoped for a good relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin but could not guarantee it. “It’s all fake news

Opinion: The Death of Tehran’s Besieged Fox

The elegies that say that Iran’s regime is now in danger due to the death of one of its pillars, Hashemi Rafsanjani, are untrue. The regime lost its falcon long ago; his feathers were plucked until he had no power and no real official value, and he was isolated and placed under observation. Mo

Green Movement Relived at Rafsanjani’s Funeral

London- Reviving memories of Iran’s 2009 Green Movement, when hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded the removal of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from office as the possibility for a second term arose, Tehran on Tuesday arranged for the funeral of the once known “veteran kingmaker”, ex-president of Iran

Iraqi-Turkish Tension on Bashiqa Camp Rises

Ankara-Three days after the Turkish PM’s visit to Baghdad and the conclusion of a deal on Iraq’s request for the withdrawal of Turkish forces from Bashiqa camp, tension between the two sides flared on Tuesday . Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said relations with northern neighbor Turkey could “