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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PlayStation VR Headset Launched in Arab Markets

Jeddah-Videogame fans will have the chance to enjoy the newest technologies while sitting at home after Sony launched the PlayStation VR headset along with a number of related games across world markets, including Saudi Arabia and the Arab region. Asharq Al-Awsat got the chance to test the final edi

Ashura

Kabul: Dozens Killed in Attacks on Mosques

Afghan citizens in Kabul criticised the government’s inability to guarantee the security of its people during the commemoration ceremony of Ashura after an attack on a mosque killed at least 14 people. At least 14 people including a child died during the attack on a mosque and 36 people were injured

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Boko Haram Releases 21 Chibok Girls

Boko Haram militants have released 21 schoolgirls kidnapped more than two years ago in the northern town of Chibok following a prisoner swap, an official in the president’s office said Thursday. The Chibok girls were released as part of the swap deal struck between Boko Haram, the Internationa

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Saudi Arabia Promotes First International Bonds

Khobar- Saudi Arabia will meet investors on Wednesday and Thursday in London followed by three-day meetings in the U.S. which will conclude on October 18 to sell its first international issuance of Saudi government bonds. During the meetings, attendees will discuss the Saudi plan to issue dollar den

Opinion: Reading into Morocco’s Successes

An advice given to me by a dear late friend keeps coming to mind when I discuss politics. He said: “Beware, Eyad, of a politician who knows only politics and likes nothing but politics!” He was absolutely right; and after getting to chance to meet with politicians all over world the world, I realize

The Pentagon: Iran is Arming Houthi Militias

Washington– The U.S. Pentagon said on Wednesday that Houthi militias will pay the price for the recent missile attacks on the USS Mason off the coast of Yemen. The Mason, a U.S. destroyer deployed in the Red Sea, was targeted by missiles off the southern coast of Yemen on Sunday. The destroyer repor

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Spain and Morocco Arrest ISIS-Linked Terror Cell

Moroccan police, in cooperation with Spanish security forces, have arrested a terrorist network suspected of links to ISIS, the Spanish Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. The arrests of four Moroccan men on Wednesday followed two years of police investigations and stemmed from monitoring two peopl