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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UNHCR: Three Million Uprooted by Conflict in Yemen

Aden, Riyadh- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) released figures that reveal the rise in forced displacement across Yemen. The conflict has now uprooted 3,154,572 people which include 2,205,102 individuals who remain displace

U.S. Jets Protect Syrian Democratic Forces

Beirut-The Syrian opposition has warned that escalated conflicts between the Syrian regime and Kurdish militias in Hasakah might lead to civil war. Syrian regime jets pounded U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria for a second day on Friday, even after the U.S.-led coalition scrambled jets

Oil Retreats from 8-week Highs

London-Oil prices dipped on Friday, edging back from eight-week highs, amid speculation that there would be a deal next month on a production freeze. Brent crude was down 24 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $50.67 per barrel by 1:33 p.m. EDT (1733 GMT). The session peak was $51.22, the highest since June 2

Russian Presidential Envoy Arrives in Jeddah

Jeddah-Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and North Africa Mikhail Bogdanov arrived in Jeddah on Thursday night in a visit to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Upon his arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport, he was received by a number of official

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Russian Cruise Missiles Target Syria

Russian warships in the Mediterranean Sea fired cruise missiles at targets near Aleppo on Friday, a further sign of Moscow’s augmentation of military efforts in Syria days after it began to fly bombing missions from an airbase in Iran. Russian air power had helped Syrian head of regime Bashar

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Opinion: Iran Needs to Bury Khomeini’s Ghost

More than 17 years after his death, the man who led the mullahs to power in Iran, Ayatollah Ruhallah Khomeini, is still at the center of the post-revolution debate that has divided Iranians to the point of inciting some to violence against each other. Last week the debate over Khomeini’s decade in p

Opinion: Support is Our Weapon in Syria

The video of the Syrian child from Aleppo Omran Daqneesh who was pulled out of the rubble alive reminds us of the crimes and deliberate genocide that are committed every day in Syria by Bashar Al-Assad’s regime and Iran which are supported by Russia and militias such as the Lebanese Hezbollah.