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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Said Yaktin: Modernism is not About Imitating West

Marrakesh-Dr. Said Yaktin is one of the most prominent Moroccan figures who influenced the Arabic literature. He enriched the Arabic cultural scene with many novels that tackle most fields of literature like the “Analysis of Novelist Discourse” published in 1989. Below, is a wrap-up of the interview

Aboul Gheit Receives Strong Arab Support

Cairo – Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has received strong support from Arab leaders ahead of the Arab Summit that will be held in Nouakchott, Mauritania, on the 25th and 26th of July. Aboul Gheit met on Tuesday with Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed Abdulaziz Kattan at the head

Rafsanjani Warns Khamenei: Regime Will Sink

London- Iranian Chairman of Expediency Discernment Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday took advantage of the first year anniversary commemorating the signing of the highly-valued nuclear deal with the West. Rafsanjani further promoted Iranian-Western affairs by harshly criticizing national f

Theresa May…Daughter of Priest, Hates Spotlights

Theresa May is expected to be appointed as the new British Prime Minister. Her supporters say that she is the best to lead the country in the post-Brexit phase. But most of British people don’t know much about her. So, who is she? May, is the daughter of a priest in the Church of England […]

South China Sea: Tribunal Rejects China’s Claims

Judges at an arbitration court in The Hague ruled on Tuesday that China has no historical or economic rights over the South China Sea. They also rebuked China’s construction of artificial islands and ruled that its military expansion over the area has violated the sovereign rights of the Philippines

Sanders to Endorse and Join Clinton’s Campaign

Democrat Bernie Sanders is expected to endorse former rival Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the first time on Tuesday. After losing the Democratic presidential nomination to Clinton over a month ago, Sanders will join her at a rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where he won by 22 percentage points i