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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China, Saudi Arabia to Boost Strategic Relations

Riyadh- A Chinese official told Asharq Al-Awsat that Beijing is witnessing discussions between Saudi and Chinese officials in order to put the schedule for the first meeting of the joint governmental committee in order to follow up with the agreements and discussions held by the Chinese President in

Pacific Alliance Warns of Brexit Path

Frutillar – Members of Alianza del Pacifico, or Pacific Alliance agreed to deepen economic integration at the opening day of its Summit Friday in Frutillar, Chile. The bloc, composed of Colombia, Mexico, Chile and Peru, accounts for 38 percent of Latin America’s gross domestic product. S

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Emirati Mistaken for ISIS Member Arrested in Ohio

Washington – Ohio police in Avon city arrested an Emirati businessman after suspecting he was an ISIS member, only to discover their mistake and release the man after brutally assaulting him. The incident, reported by several American media outlets, as it was captured by a police body-cam. The incid

London Streets Demonstrate against Brexit

London-Thousands marched in the streets of London yesterday, predominantly from young adults, against the results of the June 23 referendum to exit the European Union. Nine days following the referendum, a large number of protesters gathered in Hyde Park in Central London on Saturday morning and mar

How China Took Center Stage in Bitcoin’s Civil War

A delegation of American executives flew to Beijing in April for a secret meeting just blocks from Tiananmen Square. They had come to court the new kingmakers in one of the strangest experiments in money the world has seen: the virtual currency known as Bitcoin. Against long odds, and despite an abs

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Opinion: Why is ISIS Attacking Turkey?

Turkish authorities confirmed that the perpetrators of the suicide attack on Istanbul airport are members of ISIS and came from the Syrian province of Raqqa, the headquarters of the “caliphate”. If ISIS was really the mastermind, what was its motive? If Assad loyalists were behind the attacks, what

Terrorism Targets Civilians in Bahrain

Manama–Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said one woman was killed and three children injured in a bomb blast on Thursday. Shrapnel hit the car the woman was in, the Bahraini police said. Security forces were investigating the scene of the attack in the village of East Eker, south of Bahrain’s capital, Ma