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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Opinion: Obama – the Beginning and the End

Next month, the USA and the whole world will turn the page of Barack Obama’s presidency; bidding farewell to eight years whose early days were full of promise, but for tens of millions ended with sadness and disasters. Like lottery tickets, electoral democracy is never a sure thing. Indeed, American

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Hacking Dispute between U.S., Russia Grows

The Kremlin on Friday slammed the U.S. for pointing the finger at Russian President Vladimir Putin over cyber attacks targeting the U.S. election, saying Washington should either prove the accusations or drop the issue. “At this point they need to either stop talking about this or finally pres

Floating Gym Powered by Human Energy in Paris

London – In a new concept, a floating gym powered by human energy was designed to meander down the Seine River. The 20-meter-long Paris Navigating Gym would was designed by Italian architects Carlo Ratti Association. The floating gym design was adapted to use ARTIS bikes and cross trainers tha

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Champions League Last 16: Tie-by-Tie Analysis

1) Manchester City v Monaco First leg 21 Feb Second leg 15 Mar Pep Guardiola will be content with this draw, but Monaco are among the most exciting sides in Europe and perhaps the most underrated team in the competition. Leonardo Jardim has created an exciting side who have scored an incredible 53 g

Egypt Executes Habara Amid Vengeance Threats

Cairo – Egyptian authorities executed a death sentence against Abel Habara, the leader of the ISIS-affiliated Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM) group, for his role in the “Second Rafah Massacre” that killed 25 soldiers in an ambush in North Sinai in August 2013. Habara was executed after Egypti

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Aleppo…The “Big Departure” Day

Beirut – It’s the “dream” day which turned into a nightmare. It’s the day of the “big departure” from destroyed Aleppo, after a tight siege ended through forced deportation of tens of thousands of families. And at a time when Iran’s conditions engendered more obstacles, Moscow took

Extension of U.S.-Sanctions against Iran

Washington, London – U.S. President Barack Obama allowed on Thursday U.S. sanctions against Iran to be renewed, but have rejected in a surprise move to actually sign the legislation that brings the sanctions into force. The U.S. president was expected to sign the legislation, but he symbolical

Murdoch Expands his Empire by Buying Sky TV-Firm

London – Rupert Murdoch, the owner of Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA.O), has expanded his empire by striking a $14.6 billion deal to buy European pay-TV firm Sky, despite the objection of some of shareholders. Reuters quoted Fox as saying that it would pay 10.75 pounds per share – or 11.