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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Tightening the Noose on Opposition in East Aleppo

Moscow, Beirut – The expectations of Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov were not fulfilled after he was optimistic to reach an agreement with the U.S. – concerning the withdrawal of armed fighters from the city of Aleppo. Despite the failed expectations, Lavrov continued to threaten

Security, Development Top GCC Summit

Manama- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud asserted on Tuesday that terrorism suffered by some Arab countries is an imperative result of the alliance of sectarianism and flagrant interference, leading to the states’ destabilization and breach of security. Kings and l

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JIAT Issues Statement on Yemen Investigations

The Joint Incident Assessment Team (JIAT), has given the following release on its findings concerning several incidents reported inside Yemen: The Incident of (Abs) Hospital, Abs City, Hajjah Governorate Doctors without borders, also known by the (MFS), published a statement on its official website

Religion to Find its Way Back to Public Life!

The secular academic theories have represented an intellectual map for the modern western mind and still represent a significant trend in the political, social, and religious sciences and the modern socio-political sciences. Different proposals discussing this context have maintained their theorist’

The ‘Third Offset Strategy’

The Pentagon has begun briefing key allies on plans for advanced weapons technologies aimed at offsetting Russian and Chinese military gains. But the next round of these discussions is on hold, awaiting approval of the programs by the Trump administration. Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work said h

Opinion: Unified Symbols

There are names and titles in the world’s literature that are recollected in every era by almost all writers. For example, the “Trojan Horse” is an example of a mysterious conspiracy. “Romeo and Juliet” is a work of reference for writing on love amongst most writers across all eras. Shakespeare prov

Arab Modernism, the Rise of Fundamentalism

Dubai – Did the Arabic modernism fail, leading to the rise of religious fundamentalism? People who discuss the failure of the Arabic modernism focus on the fake representations of it and not on its original thoughts. They don’t consider its representatives, proposals, and achievements th

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France: Valls Announces Presidential Candidacy

Paris – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls resigned from position to declare himself a candidate for the presidency saying he will try to receive the candidacy of the Socialist Party. Valls said his resignation as prime minister would take effect on Tuesday. The Socialist PM doesn’t hesitate to cros