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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Mercedes Team Member Robbed at Gunpoint

A member of the world championship-winning Mercedes Formula One team was robbed at gunpoint when he arrived in Mexico for Sunday’s grand prix, a team spokesman said. The robbery happened on Wednesday as the team member, who was not a high-ranking employee, was in a car taking him to his hotel

Yemen’s Peace Roadmap: Feasible

Yemen’s government had brushed off the recently proposed draft for a peace solution by the U.N. special delegate Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, labeling it harshly as unsound and flawed. Despite its arguable conditions, the proposition is still worth a positive take. One of the proposal’s highly construc

Saudi Arabia Eases Procedures to Boost Mining Sector

Jeddah- The Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources in Saudi Arabia announced willingness to launch more investment licenses in the mining sector for the purpose of developing the domain and increasing its contribution to USD25 billion by 2020 amid rising interest of foreign investors in

Clinton’s Allies Promise a Tougher Line on Iran

The next president has an opportunity in the Middle East to reassure wavering allies, to tell them: “We’re back and we’re going to lead again.” That sounds like something you might hear this month in an alternate reality, from the Rubio-Cheney campaign. After all, President Barack Obama would argue

Ex-Soviet Republics Face Threats of Terror Attacks

Moscow- Uzbekistan’s Gyulchehra Bobokulova, 38, confessed to killing Russian child Anastasia Meshcheryakova in the latest update on the charges brought against the nanny responsible for the May 2016 horror decapitation of the four-year-old. The nanny who decapitated the girl and paraded her severed

Aoun’s Path to Baabda: Wars and Reconciliations

Beirut- Change and Reform bloc chief MP Michel Aoun has not had an easy path to the presidential palace. The “impossible” was made possible by Future Movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri’s approval to back Aoun for the presidency. The doors of Baabda Palace, which have been closed since ex-President Mi

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Aoun, a Bridge for Whom?

It is not strange for Lebanon to have disagreements as it is the country of 17 state-acknowledged sects. The influence of this relatively small country is much larger than its size, given that its area is half of that of Kuwait, which explains the continuous regional competition on its territory and