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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UAE to Invest $163 Billion in Energy Strategy 2050

Dubai – The UAE has announced plans to invest up to Dhs600 billion ($163.3 billion) as part of its Energy Strategy 2050, which aims at generating power from sustainable energy sources. The plan, unveiled by UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Mak

IMF: Immigration Boosts Wealth of Hosting Countries

Brussels – Immigration has a generally positive economic impact on receiving countries but the benefits depend on how well the migrants are integrated, the International Monetary Fund’s First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton has said. Speaking at a seminar in Brussels earlier this w

Bombers in North-East Nigeria Kill Three People

Nigerian police announced yesterday that Boko Haram Islamic extremists are suspected of being behind two separate attacks carried out by suicide bombers in which three people were killed in the north east of the country. One of the attacks was carried out by two women whilst three men carried out th

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King Salman Receives Lebanese President

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz received on Tuesday Lebanese President Michel Aoun at Al-Yamamah palace, Riyadh. National anthems of both countries were played at an official welcoming ceremony . Aoun shook hands with Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Advi