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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Qahwaji: A General with Presidential Ambitions

Beirut – The third extended term of Lebanese Army chief Gen. Jean Qahwaji began on Saturday despite doubts by some political parties about the extension’s legality after it was carried out by a decision made by the defense minister and not the government. Constitutionally, the cabinet should t

Last Premier before Iran’s Revolution Passes Away

London-“Dour faced”, “inflexible” and’ stingy”. These are some of the labels attached to Iranian politician Jamshid Amuzegar who has just passed away in exile in Maryland, United States, aged 93. Amuzegar was the Prime Minister of Iran from August 1977 to August 1978 at a time that Iran, then led by

President Ghani and Hekmatyar Sign Peace Deal

The President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani signed a peace deal with one of the country’s most notorious warlords Gulbuddin Hekmatyar yesterday. This is considered the final step before the implementation of an immediate cease-fire. Ghani, surrounded by hundreds of Afghan officials and former warlords