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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Prince Khalid al-Faisal in Lebanon

In a remarkable move, Governor of Makkah Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz, advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques visited Lebanon and carried with him a congratulatory message from King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to Lebanon’s new President Michel Aoun. Al-Faisal said in Beirut that

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Dollar Dips, OPEC Experts Meeting Makes Progress

The dollar edged lower against major currencies on Monday, Reuters reported. The dollar fell 0.3 percent against a basket of six peers but still held close to its highest levels since early 2003. The Japanese yen rose 0.3 percent to as high as 110.51 per dollar, having earlier fallen to 111.19 yen,

Merkel Seeks Fourth Term as German Chancellor

Berlin –Angela Merkel announced on Sunday she wants to run for a fourth term as German chancellor in next year’s election, a sign of stability after Britain’s Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president. Source told Agence France Presse (AFP) that Merkel annou

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France Arrests 7 Suspects, Foils Terror Attack

French police have broken up a terror ring over the weekend and foiled a planned attack, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Monday. Seven people of French, Moroccan and Afghan origin and aged from 29 to 37 years, were arrested in all, two in Marseille and most of the others in the eastern c

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Social Media’s Globe-Shaking Power

As the technology industry came to grips in the last week with the reality of a presidential election that did not go its way, many in Silicon Valley landed on the idea that widespread misinformation spread online was a primary factor in the race’s outcome. On Monday, both Google and Facebook altere

Melania Trump will not Move to the White House

Washington – Future First Lady Melania Trump and son Barron will not be moving to the White House after Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20. The president-elect’s 46-year-old wife and their 10-year-old son Barron are staying put at the family’s Trump Tower penthouse so that he can continue att