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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U.S.-led Jets Kill Dozens of Syrian Soldiers

Beirut, Washington- Dozens of regime forces soldiers were killed in the U.S.-led coalition airstrikes that struck Syrian military bases in Deir el-Zour. The U.S. Central Command issued a statement stating that “the airstrike was halted immediately when coalition officials were informed by Russian of

Bomb Goes Off before Marines Charity Run

A pipe bomb exploded in a New Jersey town on Saturday. The bomb was set off shortly before thousands of runners were due to participate in a charity 5K race to benefit Marines and sailors, authorities reported. No injuries were reported in the blast in Seaside Park around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, said Al

Turkish Authorities Arrest 28 ISIS Fighters

Turkish security forces arrested four people on the basis of intelligence information that stated that the terrorist organisation ISIS is planning to target the British and German embassies in Ankara. However, sources at the Turkish Ministry of Interior confirmed that it has not found conclusive evi

21% of German Society Has Foreign Roots

Cologne- In the nineties of the last century and after the rise of the Nazi tide affected by the German unification, foreigners in Germany formed “eight percent” organization to express their proportion in the German society. Since then, this rate rose to 14% in 2005 and, currently, has reached 21%,

Opinion: Coats That Borrow

Despite the increase in the population of the world, it remains small because it unites friends, families, acquaintances and memories. However, scientists are always researching about the wondrous world that we live in without us realising. One scientist discovers the particles of an atom and anothe

The U.K.’s Nuclear Gamble

The U.K. government had to perform two distinct calculations in deciding to proceed with building a nuclear power station at Hinkley Point, one political and one economic. The political reckoning was always going to argue strongly against abandoning the project. The economics, however, went the othe