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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Mosque from Early Islam Discovered in Saudi Arabia

Riyadh-Antiquities found in Al-Kharj in Saudi Arabia highlight an important civilization back to the Stone Age. Therefore, the joint French-Saudi mission for archeological exploration maintains its works in a number of governorates mainly Al-Yamamah site to reveal the history of the region and the o

Google Launches Duo App for Video Calls

Jeddah-Google has decided that it’s time to provide its customers with better communication means. Therefore, it has launched Duo Program for Android and iOS systems, which will offer its users the opportunity to communicate via free video calls through telecommunication networks of wifi services. T

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Morocco Imports Up 4.8% by End of July

Casablanca- Moroccan commercial deficit increased end of last July around 7.5% due to imports exceeding exports. The Moroccan Exchange Office, a governmental authority assigned to monitor currencies exchange and funds transfer, attributed the pick-up of Moroccan imports (up to 4.8% in current time)

German Judges Threatened for Prosecuting Terrorists

Cologne, Germany- German judge Barbara Havliza, who is one of the three judges in the Supreme Court of North Rhine, said that she and her coworkers are receiving threats on the internet because they are carrying out their duties in the courts established to prosecute terrorists. The judge’s statemen

Lebanese Man Shot Dead by U.S. Racist Neighbor

The Lebanese Jabara family has been terrorized by their Tulsa neighbor for years now. Stanley Vernon Majors, 61, killed last Friday his Lebanese next-door neighbor on the front porch of Jabara family’s home, weeks after being released from prison for running over the victim’s mother, U.S. media repo

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Trump Shakes up Troubled Campaign

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has moved to overhaul his struggling campaign by appointing a conservative website executive and a pollster to head his team amid sinking poll numbers. Stephen Bannon, executive chairman of the influential Breitbart News site, will serve as the campaign