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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King Salman Orders End to Land Monopoly

Jeddah-The Saudi Cabinet took on Monday evening a number of decisions including the approval of the implementation of rules on the Undeveloped Land Fees Regulations to collect taxes from owners of the so-called white lands. The session, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Ab

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A View into Radicalization in Jordan

Beirut-Jordan has once again fallen victim to terrorist attacks, the latest of which was an assault on the Baqaa refugee camp north of Amman that left five people dead, among them three intelligence members. Baqaa, the largest of 10 official Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan, lies 20 kilometers we

The Chinese Hackers in the Back Office

Drive past the dairy farms, cornfields and horse pastures here and you will eventually arrive at Cate Machine & Welding, a small-town business run by Gene and Lori Cate and their sons. For 46 years, the Cates have welded many things — fertilizer tanks, jet-fighter parts, cheese molds, even a far