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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Palestinian Case…New Options

Ramallah -The world is preoccupied in combating terrorism and economic crises, while the Arabs are sunk in interior sectarian wars. No one is concerned in Palestinians, their case, problems, splits, and crises that took place 22 years after non-constant negotiations. Palestinians have learned two th

“Inghimasis”…Fourth Generation of ISIS’s Bombers

In battles of the Iraqi army against ISIS to liberate Saladin in 2015, the terrorist organization had involved , for the first time, the “fourth generation” of ISIS’s suicide bombers called “Inghimasis” or (suicide fighters), who represent a significant source of fears for their opponents because th

100,000 Iranian Rally in Paris

Riyadh – Hundred thousand Iranians rallied in Paris on Saturday to voice their demand for regime change in Iran during the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). In the biggest gathering of its kind, thousands of Iranian dissidents called for the toppling of the Iranian government. Iranian o

Black Lives Matter

War on Police in Dallas, U.S.

Washington-Five police officers were killed and seven wounded in a hail of gunfire during a protest on Thursday against the shooting of African-American men by police. Dallas police on Friday identified the suspect, who they killed in the early hours of Friday morning, as Micah X. Johnson, 25. Johns

World

Opinion: The Boeing Blow

The economy is very important to the existence of the Iranian regime and was the main motive for it signing the nuclear deal with the west. However, Tehran has still not achieved what is desired and has not obtained what it was promised. The biggest disappointment that Iran has faced concerning the

Karrada

Abadi Sacks Top Baghdad Security Officials

Baghdad–Only one day after accepting the resignation of Interior Minister Mohammed Salem al-Ghabban, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi sacked a number of high-ranking officials responsible for security in Baghdad, including the head of the Baghdad Operations Command. Minister Ghabban resigned aft