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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KSA Condemns Terrorist Attacks in France, Mogadishu

Jeddah-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia condemned on Wednesday “in the strongest terms” the attack on a church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen in France where a priest was killed by ISIS followers, it further strongly condemned the attack that targeted the area around Mogadishu airport which resulted

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Egypt Announces Loan Talks with IMF

Cairo-After hours of conflicting news and rumors, the Egyptian government announced it had officially requested a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). IMF has not determined yet the amount of loan, yet Egyptian sources confirmed it is four billion dollars annually over three years. An IM

Plot of Turkey’s Coup Revealed via WhatsApp

London – A recent study published by British journalist Christiaan Triebert revealed part of the conversations between plotters of the failed military coup in Turkey. The conversation revealed details about the scheme and plan since it began at 9:15 PM till 04:41 AM. The Bellingcat website reported

In Fighting Trump, Clinton can Find Her Vision

Say what you will about Donald Trump’s sinister speech at the Republican National Convention, it achieved one of its primary goals: Trump now owns the mantle of “change” in this election. Trump confirmed his candidacy not only as a break from the political status quo, but also from

OIC Blacklists Gulen Organization

Riyadh-The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has made an initial approval to a draft resolution proposed by Turkey to blacklist the organization of Fethullah Gulen, an informed source told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. The source said that discussions on considering Gulen’s group a terrorist organiza