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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Poverty in Italy at Worst for 10 Years

Rome-The number of people living in poverty in Italy hit its highest level for a decade in 2015, data showed on Thursday, in a report that could hurt center-left Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Those living in “absolute poverty” rose to 4.6 million last year, or 7.6 percent of the populatio

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Morocco Dismantles New 6-Member Terrorist Cell

Rabat-Morocco’s security services were able on Thursday to dismantle a terror cell linked to ISIS in Libya. The network includes six members who were active in the cities of Agadir, Amezmez, Chichaoua, Laqliaa and Aint Melloul in the South. A statement carried by the Interior Ministry said thi

Obesity is Mental Illness, Researchers Say

London-Dutch researchers have succeeded for the first time in understanding how the brain communicates with the stomach when people eat their food, and said that small amounts of water may affect satiety, stomach function, and brain’s activity, which reduce the amount of food introduced to the body.