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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Hateful Letters Target Mosques in California

California- Hateful letters sent anonymously to three mosques in California with a warning that President-elect Donald Trump would “cleanse” the United States of Muslims have stirred fears among congregants, a Muslim community leader has told Reuters . Executive Director of the Los Angeles chapter o

Spanish Police Arrest 4 Suspected of ISIS Activity

Spain’s Interior Ministry announced on Monday that police have arrested four people suspected of having links to an illegal migration network believed to have been used by ISIS to move militants to Europe, including those involved in last year’s deadly attacks in the French capital. A mi

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Manila Police Defuse Bomb near U.S. Embassy

Police defused an improvised bomb in a trash bin near the U.S. embassy in the Philippine capital Monday, with militants who had declared allegiance to ISIS likely behind the attempted terrorist attack, authorities said. A taxi passenger dropped the mortar bomb with a mobile phone detonator in the bi

Egypt Denies Military Presence in Syria

Cairo- Egypt on Sunday denied Arab media reports claiming that it had a military presence in Syria, days after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed his support for the Syrian regime forces. “These claims only exist in the imagination of those who promote them,” the foreign ministry said in the s

Kuwait Elections Topple Prominent Figures

Kuwait – The outcome of the Kuwaiti parliamentary elections caused a great shock as it toppled prominent forces in the parliamentary sector and gave a great boost to the youths. Great number of candidates of the previous majority as well as candidates of the opposition failed the elections. Th

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What next for Steven Gerrard?

Steven Gerrard is possibly the nearest modern equivalent to Sir Bobby Charlton – synonymous with one club, England centurion, capable of stamping his imprint on matches and admired throughout the game – so as he considers his options for the future on announcing his retirement as a player, he will b

‘Black Friday’ Backfires on the British Markets

London – The British stores held high expectations after adopting the U.S. “Black Friday” tradition, however, the dream of ideal profits and crazy sales rates had swiftly vanished as costumers did not respond to the market’s new offer and left the owners of big stores deeply disapp

Saudi King Salman Receives Eastern Region Citizens

Dammam- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received at Qasr Al Khaleej in Dammam on Sunday princes, scholars, ministers and a group of citizens who came to greet him. The reception was attended by Prince Khaled bin Fahd bin Khaled; Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; Prince Mansour bin S

Sale Season Prompts Question on Egypt’s Poverty

Cairo- Since the early hours of Friday, streets of Cairo and other big cities witnessed an unusual traffic as shoppers headed to malls, which had announced massive discounts on the occasion of “White Friday” (a designation recently adopted in some Arabic countries) or “Black Friday” (international d

Saudi Crown Prince Receives U.S. Navy Secretary

Riyadh- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, discussed with U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus a number of issues of common interest and ways of enhancing them in what serves best the two nations’ interests. This took place during the