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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Russia Admits Drone Entered Israeli Airspace

Tel Aviv – Three weeks after the Russian drone entered the Golan Heights airspace, Moscow admitted to the incident saying that it belonged to the Russian forces stationed in Syria. A high-ranking Israeli source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the drone had crossed into the Israeli airspac

Bahrain Suspends Friday Prayers Imam

Manama – Bahraini General Persecution has declared the suspension of a Friday prayers imam for defaming the constitutional regime in the kingdom during a Friday prayer sermon. Security forces also arrested a number of citizens who participated in an illegal gathering in Duraz village. Chief of Muhar

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King Salman Meets Emir of Qatar in Tangier

Tangier-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at his residence in Tangier, Morocco, on Saturday Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, prince of Qatar. The two parties reviewed close ties between the two brotherly countries and ways to further develop and strengthen

History and Popular Speech

How did popular speech breach the British society and isolate it from its European entourage? We used to think that the hypocrite, miserable, and misleading speech only succeeds in our communities that suffer from social and cultural relapse and need a lot of development. But the fact that this rhet

SMEs, Dual Purpose for Development in Egypt

Cairo- While the Egyptian government shows willingness to take more economic procedures that support local and foreign investment, it also directs some of its efforts to provide great support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), launching from its faith in the remarkable role of these enterprises