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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Arab Film Institute (AFI) Launched during DIFF 2016

Dubai – In a step previously announced by Asharq Al-Awsat, the Arab Film Institute (AFI) was launched two days ago aiming to promote the Arabian cinema. According to its brochure, this institute intends to create a platform to exchange expertise and ideas among professionals from the Arabian c

Signs of Confrontation Between Iran, West

London – New signs of confrontations between Iran and the West loomed after Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani ordered his Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and director of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi to take unilateral measures facing the U.S. decision to extend sancti

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Eastern Aleppo…the Agreement of Post Crimes

Beirut, New York – At the beat of additional massacres and atrocities committed by regime forces backed by Iraqi fighters, Tuesday witnessed a race with time to reach a truce in eastern Aleppo under a Russian-Turkish patronage. The deal would “empty” the last pockets of the opposition in Alepp

Trump Picks Exxon CEO Tillerson as Top U.S. Diplomat

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson as his choice to lead the State Department, praising him as a successful international dealmaker who heads a global operation. Tillerson’s experience in diplomacy stems from making dea

Opinion: Which Muslims Are Against Trump?

Extremist forces in our region have declared war on the US President-elect Donald Trump even before he has entered the White House under the pretext that he has an agenda to fight Islam and Muslims. They are trying to incite around one billion Muslims around the world against the new administration

EU Normalizes Relations with Cuba

Brussels- The European Union and Cuba signed a political accord on Monday that the EU hopes will position its companies for Cuba’s transition to a more open economy and allow it to press for political freedoms on the island. In the biggest diplomatic breakthrough since the EU lifted sanctions on the

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Trump Flunks His First Foreign Policy Test

Whatever else future historians say about Donald Trump’s early foreign policy moves, they’re likely to note the erratic and, in many ways, self-defeating nature of the president-elect’s initial dealings with China, the country many analysts view as the United States’ most important long-term rival.

Saudi Arabia Unveils New Version of Currency

Riyadh- The new version of the Saudi currency will be unveiled today for the public at a ceremony, said the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority. SAMA will officially launch the sixth issue of the banknotes and coins of the Saudi riyal on Tuesday, bearing the motto “Confidence and Security,” to mark the