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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What Tillerson Didn’t Say Reminds Me of Obama

The July 5 statement from American Secretary of State Tillerson about Syria was the most detailed statement of the Trump administration’s goals in Syria. The Trump administration is often hard to understand, but this July 5 statement follows a cabinet-level meeting at the White House about Syria on

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After Mosul: Iraq Faces Three Challenges

London- Last Thursday, Dressed in battle fatigue and adopting a martial tone, Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi entered the remains of the historic al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul to announce the end of ISIS. “The return of al-Nuri Mosque and al-Hadba minaret to the fold of the nation marks the end of t

US, Russia Reach Ceasefire Deal for Southwest Syria

The United States and Russia have reached a ceasefire deal in southwestern Syria, one of the combat zones in a six-year-old civil war, despite continued differences on the fate of Bashar Assad. US Secretary of State Rex Tilerson said it showed the United States and Russia were able to work together

Qatari Ships Barred from Suez Canal Economic Zone

Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority and the canal economic zone, Mohab Mamish announced on Friday that Qatari ships will be barred from the zone in line with decisions to prevent Qatari vessels from passing through these ports or entering them. His announcement came in light of Saudi Arabia, the Un

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Qatar: Purpose behind Escalation

The Qatari foreign minister has disclosed the government’s concern that the purpose of the four states’ boycott is to change the regime in Doha! The rest of the Qatari officials and official media, however, continued to express belief that the target is to change the government’s policy and acts, bo