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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Trump Plans to Move U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem

Washington – President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, in response to the U.N. resolution against the Israeli settlements in Palestine. Trump expressed his intentions to visit Jerusalem next year, as the capital of Israel, according to an i

Italy: Berlin Attack Suspect Killed

Rome, Berlin- Anis Amri, the lead suspect in the attack on a Berlin Christmas market, has been shot, according to the Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti. “The man killed was without a shadow of doubt Anis Amri,” Minniti said in a news conference. Minniti told reporters that Amri was

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Egyptian Police Step Up Security Measures

Cairo- Security forces are taking stronger measures to protect top officials and personalities after they thwarted an attempt to assassinate a high-ranking official who was not identified, Egyptian sources said. Egypt has in the past months witnessed terrorist attacks and assassination attempts of c

Anis Amri : Berlin’s Truck Killer

Anis Amri, the Tunisian suspect in the Berlin truck attack who was shot dead in Milan on Friday, was found to be a small-time criminal that later turned terrorist Killer. Amri had taken advantage of the turmoil to flee the country, escaping a four-year jail term handed down in absentia for robbery a